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Old 12th Dec 2015, 18:29
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Thad Jarvis
 
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No matter what it says on the easyJet DEP thread, if you're in your thirties a move from easy to BA is still a no brainer because it gives you choices that you will never get in easyJet. When factoring the comparative 'package value', easyJet do not provide health care, phi or an acceptable pension. Staff travel is pretty rubbish as is the crew food. The rosters are written by the bonus driven with unrealistic turnarounds and dubious block times. That is the easyJet status quo and isn't likely to improve given around 25% of the workforce can't grasp the significance of strong trade union representation. While the orange package is by no means the worst of the low cost offerings in terms of basic and ancillary cash it is way off legacy offerings in most other areas. Going forward post EASA most guys will find it necessary to go part-time in order to keep themselves going towards retirement. That puts quite a different slant on the overall figures too.
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