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Old 2nd Sep 2004, 20:38
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Yossarian
 
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I, for one, am all in favour of the inflight nap. I know it has saved my bacon on numerous occasions.

I once filed an article for a national magazine where I mentioned the use of this strategy, which is approved by the airline. As a courtesy I forwarded it to our corporate comms department before sending and their reaction was unequivocal. "This airline's crew DO NOT sleep". Not cleared for filing.

I often wish that this ground pounder had the opportunity to visit the flight deck and have even the smallest idea of what actually goes on.

The reaction has not caused any angst and I can say for one that this airliine's pilots DO sleep and make the best possible use of the inflight nap policy.
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