If you're looking for reasons why Thomas Cook can get away with this, just look at what is going on at British Airways. A paycut dressed up as a pay rise and Balpa are fully behind the deal! This is also before the nominated hatchet man Alex Cruz arrives on the scene in April. God only knows what he (read Walsh) has up his sleeve but, knowing the salaries on offer at his current outfit Vueling, it's fair to assume that the next few years won't be pretty.