Pilots raise alarm at Qatar Airways for doctored hours, hidden fatigue
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Pilots raise alarm at Qatar Airways for doctored hours, hidden fatigue
As the title says. Can't post link, look it up and it will show.
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The testimony demonstrates how worker abuse extends even to the Gulf nation's high-skill industries, as Qatar Airways (QA) tries to minimise crew downtime.
“This is obviously a huge health and safety issue for the pilots themselves - and the people they're flying,” said Isobel Archer of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre.
The revelations come months before Qatar hosts its first World Cup with QA - as lead sponsor - hoping to be football's carrier of choice. But pilots worry about the risks fans could run, saying ultra-long flights are now operated by short-staffed and exhausted crews, a pressure only made worse by the pandemic.
PS: seems to have been discussed already, mods please feel free to merge. Thanks.
Excerpt below.
The testimony demonstrates how worker abuse extends even to the Gulf nation's high-skill industries, as Qatar Airways (QA) tries to minimise crew downtime.
“This is obviously a huge health and safety issue for the pilots themselves - and the people they're flying,” said Isobel Archer of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre.
The revelations come months before Qatar hosts its first World Cup with QA - as lead sponsor - hoping to be football's carrier of choice. But pilots worry about the risks fans could run, saying ultra-long flights are now operated by short-staffed and exhausted crews, a pressure only made worse by the pandemic.
PS: seems to have been discussed already, mods please feel free to merge. Thanks.
