JW411
You say "They might be able to influence who gets hired into BA, SAS, Lufthansa etc but that is a pretty pointless exercise since the pilots involved have already been turned down by BA, SAS, Lufthansa etc."
Do you mean that all the pilots in any companies, that may decide to undertake charter work, in order to keep "Norwegian" services operating, have all been turned down by the above airlines? Companies that are in business for the reason of being in business, i.e. a return on capital employed for shareholder return.....
If so, that is an extraordinary statement. And one that is actually very incorrect!!