You know it continually blows me away.
Low cost?, Tough financial environment, just help us through this rough patch!
Can someone post just how piss poor the salaries are.
If the paying of your professional pilots (with whom the future of the company literally rides upon), equitable wages and conditions, will in some how result in the financial disadvantage of said company, then why even bother in being in the game in the first place.
The complete destruction of goodwill, not to mention the damage that industrial action will involve, must surely outweigh any ill conceived gain.
Here's an idea. Sack all the HR, middle managers, and other parasites, and use the savings to ensure the long term viability of the company!