Blue Eng
Ahhh, Envy...one of the seven deadly sins.
Your response is typical of those who know little, or nothing, of aviation.
The 70 hours worked are flying hours. Factor in another 150 hours for various other time consuming aspects of the job such as admin days, office days, days and nights spent jet-lagged in a hotel room on the other side of the world, eighteen hours minimum rest in a 10 foot by 10 foot cubicle (I mean hotel room) before climbing back on board. Then days spent, back at home, jet-lagged, recovering from, yet another, seemingly endless, flight to the other side of the planet....and you'll find flight crew work far more hours, and spend far more time away from their homes and families than people like you who live in the "real-world" (9 to 5, home every weekend , as well as several hundred official Hong Kong statutory holidays off as well!).
Tell us Blue Eng, what's it feel like to walk around alert and fully rested? What's it feel like to be home every night with your family, or to be able to plan, with certainty, family activities on all those long weekends.....
What’s it feel like to work only 40 hours a week!!!
Last edited by raven11; 21st Mar 2010 at 01:10.