Originally Posted by 13900

Being married with a 2010-contract LGW cabin crew I beg to differ with what the article says with regards to crew pay. The missus usually has £1,400 net in her bank account at the end of the month, and that's pretty much the same amount that one of her EZY colleagues makes in the same period.

True, the 'legacy' fleets are way more expensive, but people in Mixed Fleet and Gatwick new contracts already have contracts that are borderline ridiculous, both in terms of pay, bonuses (£300 gross last year) and time (doing a 10+h flight with minimum rest, or a 4-hr Band 4 flight and a long haul immediately afterwards.

This forum concentrates, and rightly so, on service but sometimes we also ought to remember those working for the airline. I'd rather pay a little bit more or see a little bit less profit for the sake of slightly better T&C's for those on the frontline. Nothing à la Air France, but something more sensible than what's happening today.