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Old Sep 29, 2023 | 12:25 pm
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Originally Posted by songsc
The problem here isn’t the low salary, it’s the low productivity (comparing to countries with higher wages on a PPP basis). Everyone can negotiate a higher salary, but all they are doing is contributing to the inflation unless they can produce and deliver more values to others.

Would higher salaries for pilots (or any AC staff) improve OTP, cleanness, call centre wait time, or anything else that may incentivize customers to fly more? If not, soon they may find they need another salary bump to keep up with fellow pilots in US.
I'd argue hold times are increased when OTP is poor.

And right now AFAIK the pilots are refusing all overtime, which also hurts OTP.

So... yes?
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