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Air India Express cancels 74 flights due to cabin crew shortage, to operate 292 flights
"We will be operating 292 flights today. We have mobilised all resources and Air India will sup…
PTI
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Air India Express cancels flights due to cabin crew shortage: Sources
The sources on Wednesday said several cabin crew members started reporting sick since Monday eve…
PTI
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Air India Express terminates 25 employees, day after mass sick leave
According to sources within the airline, the management on Wednesday terminated cabin crew members …
ANI
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Crew shortage forces Air India to curtail US operations ahead of peak travel season
Air India will temporarily suspend six of its 47 weekly nonstops to the United States (US) for the …
ANI
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Virgin Atlantic lifts its ban on cabin crew showing their tattoos, marking an industry shift as it seeks to hire 300 attendants amid surging travel demand
By removing its tattoo policy, Virgin Atlantic hopes to improve inclusion, said the company's chief…
Stephen Jones
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After techies, its aviation crew salaries that will be ‘up in the air’
Indigo has been hit by labour troubles on the ground too as this month, aircraft maintenance techni…
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Budget airline EasyJet is removing seats from its airplanes so they can fly with fewer cabin crew amid a labor squeeze
UK-based EasyJet plans to remove a row of seats on some planes to reduce the required number of cab…
Abby Wallace
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Athletes passed out and 'could have died' when a plane full of pro soccer players lost cabin pressure and oxygen just after takeoff
The Gambia's coach told the BBC, "We want to fight and die for the country on the football pitch, b…
Pete Syme
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A new airline received 3,000 applications for its first 50 pilot jobs despite a global shortage of flight crew
The opportunity to fly Boeing 787 Dreamliners has helped to attract pilots to join Norse Atlantic A…
Stephen Jones
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India has made commercial pilot licences faster and easier to beat the shortage in airlines' most-expensive asset
This is in spite of having nearly 8,000 pilots over 650 commercial aircraft fleet. But at the ra…
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A flight attendant says he's seeing cabin crew 'voluntarily dropping shifts, not coming to work' amid travel chaos
"If nothing changes then in the next couple months to a year, you're going to see a lot more cancel…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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An airport truck driver says she has to fill in as cabin cleaner and gets 7 minutes to clean a plane. It shows how a crippling staff shortage is taking its toll on US airport workers.
A cabin cleaner at Logan airport said it can take 45 minutes to clean a plane, but airlines sometim…
Kate Duffy
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I'm a travel agent. Staff shortages are hurting cruises — but here's why it could be a perfect time to sail.
Travel agent Joanna Kuther says cruises are seeing longer wait times and lower capacities right now…
Jenny Powers
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Virgin Atlantic received 5,000 applicants for 400 jobs, according to its CEO
Shai Weiss, the boss of the British airline, told the Sunday Telegraph that competitive pay was beh…
Stephen Jones
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American Airlines is offering flight attendants triple pay during peak holiday periods to head off staff shortages, a report says
Flight attendants who have perfect attendance through early January will receive triple pay for wor…
Zahra Tayeb
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Home quarantine mandatory for cabin crew who come in contact with COVID-positive person: DGCA
On March 23, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had made it mandatory for the airline…
PTI
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A novice flight attendant couldn't find the cabin lights switch during a medical emergency, whistleblower says
The attendant was unable to turn on the lights when a passenger got sick during a night flight, com…
Ryan Hogg
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More than 150 passengers were forced to sleep on chairs and boxes in a cold airport terminal because their flights were diverted and the crew timed out
Qantas said it couldn't find accommodation for the passengers, who had to sleep in cold temperature…
Kate Duffy
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An airline CEO who suggested pilots should fly while fatigued to help ease the labor shortage has been accused by a union of endangering passenger safety
József Váradi, CEO of European airline Wizz Air, drew criticism after he appeared to urge aircrew t…
Stephen Jones
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At least 100 American Airlines flight attendants have contracted the coronavirus. Some are sounding the alarm over shortages of personal protective equipment.
"We have consistently advocated for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for all of our Flight Atten…