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    Post by Perfectspecimen Fri 27 May 2016 - 2:31

    Read this the other day and forgot to mention it. No doubt someone brighter than me can find a link but basically it goes like this.......... As it stands the cabin crew are allowed a break of X minutes every 6 hours, guess they sit on the wing eating their sarnies and having a fag then, but Thomas Cook want to change their contracts to one break every 12 hours, as laid down as the minimum by the CAA or whatever it is. Sounds a bit harsh to be fair! Not like the old BL days then.  Thomas Cook cabin crew to strike. 3025408739  Anyway as a rather regular passenger on said airline, and others as well, it has come to my notice that, especially on the back to UK leg the cabin crew spend at least 2 hours sitting behind that curtain rabbiting and particularly on evening flights even turn the cabin lights off so no fecker notices! Not that I personally mind. If I manage to nod off the last thing I welcome is some bugger with an unnaturally high voice trying to sell me some frigging scratch cards. Including turn around time on a flight to Canaries, even from Scotland, probably wont be more than 12 hours, bet Ryanair will do it in 10, and there is ample time there for a break. Probably the only time a break never happens is if there are problem, (drunk) punters on board and lets face it they shouldnt be allowed on board anyway let alone serving them more booze at silly prices which I am sure they are encouraged to do.......... Anyway if you dont want your jobs Freddie and Jack will step up to the mark. Trust me no drunks will phase Fred and Jack can move a dustbin so that trolley wont be a problem. He looks a bit camp anyway.  Thomas Cook cabin crew to strike. 3275847336
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    Post by Campbell Brodie Fri 27 May 2016 - 17:04

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    Post by Adam Mint Fri 27 May 2016 - 17:46

    Don't the working time directive apply to them then...

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    Post by Campbell Brodie Fri 27 May 2016 - 17:48

    Come out of the EU and we won't need to worry about that stuff... Thomas Cook cabin crew to strike. 1483819851
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    Post by Adam Mint Fri 27 May 2016 - 18:08

    Bollocks,,, you think we're gonna go back to ramming kids up chimney's...

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    Post by Campbell Brodie Fri 27 May 2016 - 18:19

    I would bet my shirt that "working time directive"
    would disappear if we leave the EU.
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    Post by Adam Mint Fri 27 May 2016 - 18:23

    Yip, but would just be replaced with something that's just as stupid but British...

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    Post by 3rdforum Fri 27 May 2016 - 18:23

    Proper order. You non self-employed people have it feckin easy! Thomas Cook cabin crew to strike. 1483819851
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    Post by Campbell Brodie Fri 27 May 2016 - 18:24

    I could care less...I don't do OT! Thomas Cook cabin crew to strike. 3025408739
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    Post by Adam Mint Fri 27 May 2016 - 18:27

    Then if we make to let's say drive a truck in to Mainland Europe you'd have to comply with the European working time directive, the Britich Working time directive, EU tachograph regulations, and feckin British tachograph regulations as well if we decide to change them as well...

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    Post by 3rdforum Fri 27 May 2016 - 18:28

    Wait until the cost of flights start increasing. No more 80 pound returns to Tenerife
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    Post by Adam Mint Fri 27 May 2016 - 18:37

    No free health care when you get there either...
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    Post by Campbell Brodie Fri 27 May 2016 - 18:40

    Even though I had a EHIC card I always took out travel insurance anyway...
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    Post by Adam Mint Fri 27 May 2016 - 18:49

    Yeh so do we but they exclude Annie's pancreas issues and my knee issues so if we had problems with them when on holidays we'd always have the health card to fall back on, otherwise we'd be fecked...
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    Post by Perfectspecimen Fri 27 May 2016 - 18:50

    I fail to see what the price of flights has to do with being in EU. Fuel costs the same at all airports. Have you been listening to O'Leary again? And you trust him? Thomas Cook cabin crew to strike. 1498946960 EHIC is a reciprical agreement, they treat us and we treat them.
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    Post by Topdog Fri 27 May 2016 - 20:12

    only thing thats gonna change is the conservative party boardroom
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    Post by 3rdforum Fri 27 May 2016 - 23:24

    The Eu countries don't charge airlines from other EU countries for flying through their airspace and using their air traffic control. If the UK opts out, the UK airlines ( or more technically, flights originating in the UK ) will be subject to tariffs. Now, we can assume that the UK will do individual deals with other countries, but in the mean time, they will have to pay. Don't know what O'Leary said about it.
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    Post by Topdog Sat 28 May 2016 - 8:20

    French said that if UK out happens, all Brits in France would be kicked out.........they got a lot of frogs being returned then, must be more frogs in uk than vice versa
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    Post by zdeekie Sat 28 May 2016 - 12:14

    3rdforum wrote:Proper order. You non self-employed people have it feckin easy! Thomas Cook cabin crew to strike. 1483819851

    Too feckin true moaning & striking about pensions etc ,they have it easy we have to pay it all ourselves or do without Bas.....s Thomas Cook cabin crew to strike. 3607570916 one thing that gets up my nose x
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    Post by angusjim Sat 28 May 2016 - 12:17

    Adam Mint wrote:Bollocks,,, you think we're gonna go back to ramming kids up chimney's...

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    Post by Perfectspecimen Sat 28 May 2016 - 12:56

    I have Jackdaws in my chimneys, luckily they are already black..... If we still used kids for it I guess we would use th
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    Post by Perfectspecimen Thu 2 Jun 2016 - 14:48

    For the last 3 days if I try to go on thomascook.com I get a message from Firefox. This site is misconfigured and not secure. No wonder they are in a mess.........   Thomas Cook cabin crew to strike. 1498946960
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    Post by zdeekie Thu 2 Jun 2016 - 15:44

    Iv just checked on my iPad & it's coming up ok on mine . But I did meet some staff from TC last year & they warned us off booking with them saying they were worried for there jobs x
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    Post by Topdog Thu 2 Jun 2016 - 17:11

    There planes worry me, they dont pump enough good air, worst about, still they were nice and coughed up a few hundred for my delay that they said was not their fault, when they blatantly sent the staff home.
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    Post by Perfectspecimen Thu 2 Jun 2016 - 18:54

    Last time I was at TFS there was a 12 hour delay on a flight to Gatwick. Felt a bit sorry for them but thats what you get for flying Norwegian air innit, or Vueling to give it its proper Spanish name. (By the way if you want one of their flights use the Spanish site, its cheaper). Lonely looking plane was out on the apron but there was no fecker working on it........ Fly English. Usually go Thomson, best of a bad bunch in my opinion. Thomas Cook cabin crew to strike. 1483819851  No tickets yet, waiting for the price to hit £69.  Thomas Cook cabin crew to strike. 294053457

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