Of course it could afford it. It would cost them around 5% off the profit to give all pilots a 20k pay rise. About 80m.
These 18,000 flight cancelled will cost them about 130m...and thats excluding the ancillaries.. (40e ave fare and a 95% load factor) and who knows what brand damage and future bookings will cost them now.
He would rather cancel flights than see his staff happy. Deplorable man.
Last edited by UAV689; 30th Sep 2017 at 01:21.