Experience is a relative term. There are some really crappy 20,000 hour pilots out there. Flying a widebody or a DC-9 doesn't necessary take more skill. Going to Europe is not a major task. I assume you are retired East?
Well if they're still walkin and talkin with 20,000hrs they can't be all that bad...
And as far as the INT thing goes we have a potential situation here where a brand new Captain (AWA) will be relying on his FO (AAA)... (who use to be a Captain) for experienced advice on his first EUROPA TRIP...absolutely absurd circumstance if you ask me...