ISLAMABAD – Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has saved Millions ofRupees for the National Flag Carrier with just one stroke of pen, it hasbeen revealed.
PIA has increased the duty time of its cabin crew by four hours which willresult in saving millions of rupees.
The airline management has increased the duty time as an austerity measureto cut down on additional costs.
“Management has decided to revise basic Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL)of cabin crew from 12 hours to 16 hours including 2 hours briefing anddebriefing time, as a cost-cutting measure and in order to effectivelyutilize available cabin crew, with immediate effect,” the admin orderstated.
Pakistan Airlines Cabin Crew Association (PACCA) has declared that theorder is against the safety of passengers.
PIA Chief Human Resource Officer, AVM Soban Nazir Syed, with the approvalof President and CEO of the airline, issued an Admin order for the revisionof flight duty time limitation for the cabin crew.
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Implementation has already been started and the management announced thatadditional incentives and special allowances to the cabin crew would bemade on the basis of the revised duty time.
With this decision, the airline will save millions of rupees just byincreasing cabin crew duty time. With the implementation of the new FDTL,the cabin crew will make two-way trips without any stay at Jeddah, Medina,Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur routes.
“New FDTL allows PIA to operate with less crew not only saving in salaryand allowances but also with regards to the expensive hotel stay in foreigncountries,” the source informed.
PACCA has rejected the revision of FDTL and announced to challenge itlegally. President PACCA, Nasarullah Afridi, has sent a letter to theairline General Manager Flight Services.
