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  • Leading stewardess found dead in SFO hotel room

    Very sad news.

    http://www.straitstimes.com/singapor...sco-hotel-room

  • #2
    Interesting insights, and valid points for consideration.

    http://mothership.sg/2017/05/longtim...or-cabin-crew/

    Clicking in, to the original post: https://www.facebook.com/AIRLINESECR...type=3&theater

    These are questions, that are indeed valid, and worthy of debate:-

    "The safe operation of a flight is through the dedicated teamwork, comprising of both Technical Crew, and Cabin Crew, each with their respective but important roles. Operationally, both Technical Crew and Cabin Crew are expected to report for flight duties, many times a month, across various time zones. We are all human, and with their bodies stretched to their maximum, can be more susceptible to falling ill, than any one of us, at Corporate. The point here is that regardless of whether the individual operates as a Technical Crew or Cabin Crew, are demerit points accorded for MCs the same, for Technical Crew, or is there bias at play?

    If Management's response is "Yes", to the above, are your passengers to then presume that Technical Crew could be pressured to operate a flight, when ill, hence compromising safety regardless of the phase of flight?

    Conversely, if Management's response is "No", to the above, then is a Cabin Crew's physical state of alertness less important than their peers whom are Technical Crew for a flight's operation? In the event of an evacuation, a Cabin Crew is expected to be calm, alert and give clear commands to their passengers. Presuming that a Cabin Crew who is sick reports for flight duties, wouldn't their physical condition, and increased level of fatigue, given ill-health, jeopardise passenger safety?

    As with respiratory associated illnesses (rated as "casual", by the carrier's definition, with demerit points accorded to cabin crew) we have seen how this can quickly escalate into something more serious, and how air travel makes it easier to become a global epidemic. Reference: SARS, Bird and Swine Flu etc.

    Cabin crew, though ill, nonetheless elect to report for duty, for fear of being penalised. Which, from a bigger perspective could lead to an endangerment of passenger health and safety."

    And then there is Sarah Tan, whom the author puts across very well that its exterior beauty is cosmetic at best, as in its internal state of affairs, it boasts of "Corporate culture that could have toxicity readings higher than the Chernobyl disaster."

    Indeed, more should be done, and policies mandated for internal consumption, such as Cabin Crew MC, and its appraisal system, should not impede on the safety of the travelling public. Major overhaul is required to get the national airline out of its Jurassic-age policies.

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