About half a year ago I started a thread on pilot fatigue (yes, yet another one...) - a topic which is of much concern for me, as I am not a pilot but, as a pax, rely on you all to take me home safely.
Now, I vaguely remember some years ago Swissair, on long-haul flights, introduced an option for crew members to take a nap of not more than 30 minutes, about 2 hours before landing (or something that way). This was based on research findings that a short sleep of no more than 30 minutes is extremely refreshing, as opposed to a longer sleep which often leaves you in worse shape for the more stressful task of approach and landing than had you not slept at all.
I wonder did this scheme prove viable, and are there other employers who have come up with something similar to tackle fatigue? Obviously, a scheme like that would only be possible on long-haul flights.