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Callsign Kilo
I’d suggest very few Monarch pilots are 737 rated.
I’d also suggest very few would consider Ryanair.
With the global pilot market still buoyant, the majority will look elsewhere. Hopefully it won’t come to that though.
Many, many pilots from BA are ex-Ryanair, and I certainly know a couple who have only recently gone from FR to Monarch, so I suspect there are a fair few who would have 737 ratings.
For all their current woes, FR Captains in the UK are earning £115k gross, so it's not the end of the world to join them and it certainly pays the mortgage.