I am strugling to find a reason for airbridge crews to be bleating about having to share a 8 man room.(Unless there is 16 of them) Surely this is normally for only one day/night, two a push!
Couple of points here,
1) If you want hotels in down town kandibar.. your on your own!
2) Sleeping in the day, at this time of year, is the best thing to be doing, its kin hot out there
If they are so worried about fatigue they should have a crew change at every place they land. Yes its crew intensive but if they havnt the crews they need to look at thier manning levels, Its not as if we have just started an airbridge. Yes crews may be away from home for 4-5 days but its not 4 or even 6 months is it!
A Crew change at each stop surely gives max flexibity on these important flights, or would that give Ascot more flex to get away with ...........things!