No pay rise since 2007.
Inflation in the interim has been running over 15% average since.
The overtime is unattainable on a standard contract; so fixed pay.
Duty time to flight time ratio has got to be an industry high with an outrageous amount of positioning, long turnarounds, delays etc.
Vietnam's northern neighbour is offering over double the salary for 6/3 AND 6/2 patterns. Even at 4/4 ratio they pay far more than VNA.
VietJetAir is offering locals expat contracts. An exodus was halted by government order. VNA are facing an imminent crisis of experienced crews.
All with a management that is almost equal parts oblivious, arrogant, impotent and indifferent.
This commute change is just a small reflection of that.
The short version of what's happening in Hanoi is this: an extra hour at work every day unpaid, and not part of duty. This arrangement is well over a decade old so it was/is a reasonable assertion by pilots when searching for accommodation to rely on the hotel pickup.
Nobody would have thought that when the new road opened and commute became shorter that they would in fact have to leave home far earlier. (Gia Lam is the wrong direction and wrong area - also unlivable for most expats)
There was an uproar from pilots. Ignored. The agencies then had a go. Ignored.
VNA consider the matter closed. 1hr extra at work a day. Deal with it they all say...