There is no set plan yet. If the first proposed plan is selected thigs are not THAT bad. If that is rejected things are looking very bad. Reading between the lines it looks like the fleet will be reduced to around 28-30 aircraft, not 20. They are trying to use 'natural outflow' to cover the biggest redundancy numbers. Redundancy is based on 1, aircraft type and 2, expats on juniority.
For me I felt the minister was a genuine guy with a no nonsense approach. He made a lot of sense but obviously could not say much as even he doen not know yet.
The 27th looks to be the main date when the plan forward is announced. Then that needs to be worked out and they need to get their numbers right, that will take another 2 weeks minimum.
Remaining A321's coming in January and Embraer will cover a busy scheduele untill the end of Jan. Then finished. A319 will leave end of December already.
Last edited by John21UK; 19th Dec 2012 at 05:11.