morno, when they went back they got their 30% payrise, can't have been too unreasonable
They didn't get the 30% payrise they were seeking. They got a 30% increase in earnings because they worked 40-50% harder and most of their previous allowances were abolished and rolled into the hourly rate. The increased money was paid for by many less pilots doing the same hours (I think it's called "productivity"). They actually got the effect of a 3% increase in their previous hourly rate built into their new hourly rate when all the extras were rolled into the new hourly rate.