The JFK is one of the hardest patterns to get and highly sought after by crew. Many crew choosing to do them back to back.
According to the minutes of the OH&S Committee and discussing it with the Safety Department there hasnt been a single Hazard report written since the shuttle started.
Even when there have been delays only one crew in many delays have voted not to continue on the trip and complete the shuttle when they could have voted to get off the aircraft in NYC
In the case of the pilots. The workload for a 2 person crew is enormous in what is one of the busiest areas to fly in the world according to AIPA.
Whilst Lowerlobe is correct that the Trip is indeed arduous. the shuttle was agreed to by crew in a vote put by the FAAA to its members in order to try and hang onto some flying. Much of which is going to others who are infinitely more productive and more cost effective for the Company to use to crew flights.
As the FAAA has said continually the challenges for EBA8 are going to be about delivering flexiblity to get the work back and keep the A380 lest it and the future of long haul goes elsewhere.
Nobody who flies is happy with the reality of our situation. We just have to ensure that we dont go the way of the manufacturing industry and a range of others that were just undercut by cheaper labour.