All this drivel about "why would you join Jet2 when you could join Thomson" is quite astonishing really.
It depends which seat you are in! I don't know a single experienced 737 Captain that would ever consider P2 at Thomson. However I believe there is one or two recently upgraded YOUNGER guys that are hopping over to the right. Fair enough if that's what floats your boat.
A significant amount of First Officers I have flown with recently are joining Jet2 and Thomson for DIFFERENT reasons.
A few of my ex LHS colleagues have joined Jet2 in STN as DECs. They are quite happy with it all. Like I said joining another company depends entirely for some on what seat you will occupy.
As a mid thirties 737 training captain on circa 120k per year, joining Thomson as a p2 will never be an option for me. However Jet2 as a DEC would be if circumstances were to change.
Last edited by Lazydogg; 1st Jul 2017 at 20:19.