Ladies! and/or gent!
Please allow a humble SLF to make a comment, based on 4 recent long haul flights with a far eastern carrier - no names mentioned, but they do have a rep for good custumer service (god knows why!).
The cabin crew on their 10-11 hour flights were definately not without rest:
After meal service (approx 2 hours) the WHOLE cabincrew of the (full booked) economy class (747-400), bar 1 disappeared into their bunks, only to reappear 5 hours later to do a hurried breakfast.
During the rest period, the one remaining steard sat himself down on a
js in the rear of the cabin and proceeded to read a paper.
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The same airline employs cabinstaff that are unable to reach the overheadbins - is that actually legal?