And yet junior docters have just been limited to 48 hour weeks under EU rules.
And EU rules limit pilots hours as well. The 48 hours a week limit for junior doctors is an average taken over a year. not a fixed weekly limit. Likewise if a pilot takes 8 weeks annual leave per year then he would be limited to an average of 45.5 hours per week under EU laws, only take 4 weeks leave and you will be limited to an average of 41.5 hours per week.