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Passenger Safety Risk / Wizz Air Investigation Launched, EASA: Employees Worked Tired

2022-06-13 19:33:09Fokus SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Passenger Safety Risk / Wizz Air Investigation Launched, EASA: Employees Worked
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Simple flying.com wrote that Wizz Air's József Váradi has received quite a bit of feedback as the CEO apparently suggested that low-cost carrier employees should continue to work even if they feel tired. The comment not only caused concern and shock among some pilots' unions, but also prompted aviation security regulators to further investigate Váradi's remarks.

Në një konferencë për punonjësit e tij, József Váradi flet se si rikthimi i shpejtë i kërkesës për udhëtime ka bërë që disa pilotë të Wizz Air të telefonojnë të sëmurë për shkak të lodhjes. Megjithatë, Váradi sugjeron që Wizz Air nuk mund të drejtohet në këtë mënyrë dhe ndërsa ai e kupton se lodhja është një rezultat i mundshëm i orareve të ngjeshur, ai sugjeroi se ka nevojë për të bërë një milje shtesë edhe kur është i rraskapitur.

Ndoshta po aq tronditëse është kur Váradi përmendi se anulimi i fluturimeve rrezikon shumë dëme për statusin financiar dhe reputacionin e Wizz Air në vend që pilotët të fluturojnë kur janë të lodhur. Kompensimi i pasagjerëve për fluturimet e anuluara është gjithashtu një rrezik shumë i madh që Kryeshefi Ekzekutiv nuk dëshiron ta ndërmarrë.

Edhe pse Wizz Air ka pohuar se komentet e Váradi-t ishin nxjerrë jashtë kontekstit dhe nuk iu drejtuan në mënyrë eksplicite pilotëve, ai ende ngriti flamuj të kuq për kulturën e korporatës dhe të sigurisë së linjës ajrore. Industria e aviacionit mbështetet shumë në sigurinë, duke marrë parasysh miliona jetë në rrezik çdo ditë, prandaj disa sindikata të pilotëve, si Shoqata Evropiane e Kabinës (ECA), kritikuan publikisht shefin e transportuesit me kosto të ulët për rrezikimin e sigurisë së pasagjerëve.

Representing nearly 40,000 pilots in 30 European countries, the ECA also wrote to the European safety regulator about concerns that Europe's third largest low-cost company had an inadequate corporate culture.

In the letter, the ECA had shared concerns about the culture within Wizz Air, noting that there have been instances where crews have been forced under extreme pressure to fly on their holiday days, or even to extend flight time and avoid reporting fatigue, and to continue operations as usual.

The letter was confirmed to have been received by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which is responsible for overseeing airline safety regulations in Europe. The agency commented:

"The EASA recognizes that fatigue can be a serious security risk and needs to be properly identified and mitigated. We are currently investigating the allegations to determine if and what further ad-hoc oversight action is needed."

This is not the first time Wizz Air has seceded from the ECA, as the union had previously set up a 'Wizz Air Task Force' to closely monitor the practices of low-cost carriers as it was expanding en masse across Europe. During a survey among airline staff across Europe, ECA had found that Wizz Air was among the airlines with the lowest scores for its social rating, an indication that employees showed little appreciation or satisfaction with the low-cost company.

The ECA had also helped pursue several legal victories for Wizz Air pilots in 2021, when the airline was forced to reinstate four pilots and 10 cabin crew after being laid off in April 2020 because the Court considered the interruptions illegal. During one of the rulings, the Bucharest Court found that the dismissal of these employees was not based on real reasoning, as Wizz Air had failed to prove that it was facing financial difficulties. The airline, in fact, had hired nine new pilots after being fired for the same position.

It's still a shock that an airline chief would make such a dismissive comment. However, the investigation into Váradi's comments will take some time and it is currently unclear whether any further action will be necessary. It can be further investigated into the required flight hours required to meet Wizz Air crews and then compared to the regulated flight hours provided by the Federal Aviation Administration./Taken from Simple flying translated  by VoxNews .


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