Originally Posted by
bubi352
I thought we had it bad at Spirit. Coming from Europe, I heard everything you could possibly hear from RyanAir. Paying for your own training, uniform, crew being stacked up like meat in RyanAir apartments on overnights, not being paid the first 6 months on the job for the young newbies, flying regulary 99 hours a month... the list could go on. Some are hard to believe and this interesting documentary might put things in perspective.
YouTube - Ryanair Caught Napping
Hey... there are cabin crew making more money than some F/Os in the US. Better yet... there are many F/Os making more money than captain at some US carriers flying the same equipment. 900 hours a year verus 1,000 a year. Not bad. Some guys work 9 months... two 30 day periods off and two additional weeks off too.
Cabin crew stacked up during overnights? They are home every night. No layovers. What's the difference between crash pads in the US and Europe? None. Infact I've seen many crash pads in the US that should be condemned versus many I've seen in Europe.
Pay to play? its all over the world, and has been for over 20 years.