I heard from slightly more recent Capts in Ryanair in BCN that the average take home (for 10.5 months of the year ? ) was only around 5200€/5300€, but at least they have a 5/4 roster.
I guess there are not too many other opportunities in Portugal (have an ex colleague who flies for Sata on the Bus & he ain't earning too much nowadays either) and Easy are capitalising on it.
Sh1tty business we are in, no doubt, but I doubt many other professions are faring any better in this corporategreedfest
(sorry, economic crisis
) we are in .