I don't think 430 jobs over cabin crew and (?) pilots is too much of an exaggeration.
I meant the 430 jobs is an exaggeration of the amount of jobs that will be lost directly by the removal of only 5 aircraft from the fleet.
I understand is has become trendy to 'bash' those earning more than yourself, but these people have direct responsibility for the livelihoods of thousands of employees, the safety of their passengers and the satisfactory fulfilment of millions of people's holidays.
I would like to quote a section of what I said previously.
Fresh in my mind is obviously the instance of two weeks ago where servere delays were encountered accross several bases due to a mixture of technical, crewing and weather issues. Of course it took much longer to get back on track due to crewing hours.
Could any potential issues in the future lead to longer disruption and in fact could it cost the airline more in sub leasing aircraft to recover these delays.
I also would not be suprised if we will hear of an announcement soon of Thomas Cook closing it's ticketing desks at UK airports similar to the Thomson announcement last week.
Thomas Cook struggled to cope two weeks ago now how would it perform in 2013 if similar issues arrise with 430 fewer staff which apparently are linked directly to 5 aircraft being withdrawn from the fleet.
I'm not disagreeing that jobs do need to be cut to stem losses however those passengers affected this year may likely think again about using Thomas Cook for next year and if it happens again in 2013 due to an over cull of airline staff then they may not return to travel with them in the near future.
Annoy the customers then there will be less of them in future which will lead to less income. A correct balance needs to be found to ensure that the customer service and experience does not deteriorate as a result of these cuts.