Originally Posted by
allturnleft
To the lay public 11.5 % over 3 years seems huge
you could put parallels with the NHS which has had years of pay freezes and are suddenly excited by a 2.5 % pay rise
Dont BA pilots earn a lot more than other british airlines?
I do agree though, BA have been tight with staff and passengers for a number if years, hence the profit
What are cabin crew asking for?
It's not about earning more than others/race to the bottom. You don't want BA pilots on same wages as Ryanair pilots. Ryanair pilots have actually wised up and unionized.
The thing about pay increases is if you don't get one for long enough, you're well and truly f'd, cost of living since 2008 or 2001 has skyrocketed. Even if you were millions for argument's sake and your wage was frozen, your life style would probably not be the same as it was back in the day. You won't be booking JAL J, and would have to slum it in CW, even though air fares have gone down, everything else has gone up.