Cathay staff 'object to red eye flights'

12-05-2012

The Cathay Pacific Flight Attendants Union says many cabin crew are exhausted and finding it difficult to cope with the increasing number of midnight flights which involve flying two sectors.

The union says cabin crew are not given enough time to rest on these so-called "red eye flights". It's petitioned the government and urged the Civil Aviation Department to look into the matter.

The chairwoman of the FAU, Dora Lai, says although such flights are on short haul journeys, the lack of a break for cabin crew could jeopardise the safety of passengers.


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