Flight attendants will be getting more time off between their shifts.
A new rule issued by the Federal Aviation Administration will give them 10 consecutive hours off between their shifts. Previously, they received nine hours.
“I’m a pilot, and as any pilot can tell you, we cannot fly the plane without the safety, expertise, and support of flight attendants,” acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen said at a news conference in Washington on Tuesday. “As we have seen too often recently, they are on the front lines responding to unruly passengers who could threaten the safety of flight and other passengers. They need just as much rest.”
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“Finally. The FAA today finalized a rule requiring 10 hours minimum, non-reducible rest for Flight Attendants between duty days — finally implementing a 2018 law that will make aviation safer for over 100K Flight Attendants & passengers in our care,” The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA tweeted.
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Finally. The FAA today finalized a rule requiring 10 hours minimum, non-reducible rest for Flight Attendants between duty days – finally implementing a 2018 law that will make aviation safer for over 100K Flight Attendants & passengers in our care. pic.twitter.com/yHsBM3QpiF
— AFA-CWA (@afa_cwa) October 4, 2022
“Flight attendants, like all essential transportation workers, work hard every day to keep the traveling public safe, and we owe them our full support,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in a statement. “This new rule will make it easier for flight attendants to do their jobs, which in turn will keep all of us safe in the air.”
