Grove- its true what you sway about getting your hours done in a shorter time........but
The role of cabin crew is a VERY physically demanding role. At the moment we are exhausted after doing 4 x 9.5hour days. I know that I get very stroppy, my attention span decreases, my tolerance level decreases and all my thoughts are consumed with getting out of this red metal tube. At the end of the day I don't think that I would be any good in an emergency- you wouldn't want your familiy flying with me at the end of the day- trust me.
Just remember at Virgin Blue we don't get to pop our feet up and have a coffee for 10 minutes between flights, we get em off, clean up after em, and then get the next lot on
. And to add to that we also are operating with a reduced crew complement on the 737-800's. Breaks are very few and far between.
So whilst it mey be more efficient to roster us like that, the reason we are there --SAFETY-- is flushed down the loo.