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[quote]At the end of the day it is the operator that is going to try to prevent the crew member being given the chance to become fatigued. <hr></blockquote>
Please enlighten us as to which planet you fly from. The operators milk every last second of duty from FTLs. If they had the moral conscience that you appear to suggest then they would be increasing seat pitch as well.
Your analogy to other airport workers is fundamentally flawed. They are not hurtling around at seven or eight miles per minute in a three-dimensional environment. May I be so bold as to suggest that falling asleep adjacent to the baggage belt is potentially far less catastrophic than nodding off in the flight deck.