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They are not as pretty as the Singapore Girls - they are not as compatent and friendly as the middle eastern carriers and yet some how believe they are gods sent gift to flight attendants.
Subjective.
They are paid substantially higher than the Virgin Cabin crew.
True.
Is seems to be a serious short coming of theirs that they fail to realise how good their job actually is.
I believe it's the opposite - BA crew realise how good their terms are, and therefore will fight tooth and nail to keep them.
It doesn't help that old-contract crew (and a lot of crew that have been working 7+ years) would face a shocking drop in salary and lifestyle/days off/annual leave if they had to leave and find a 'regular' job; many don't have the qualifications or are too old to find anything that could begin to match the generous terms they currently enjoy; mortages and lifestyles have been built around current terms and pay ... so it's not surprising crew who see their job as a career are concerned.
Although the company would argue that no one's pay will be affected, the reality is that any future promotions/fleet transfers will be dependent on signing new contracts; any future workforce will work to market rate pay + 10%, and the fear is that eventually, all work/routes will be transferred to this new operation = current staff will be left with no work/no choice but to move to new fleet.
I can see both sides of the argument; those are the choices BA staff are being asked to make - change or move on.
Of course, this has been the reality at Gatwick for a couple of years now.