Published 2 years ago

Pilot union fury as Wizz Air boss urges fatigued staff to go 'the extra mile'

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Chief executive Jozsef Varadi said staff should go "the extra mile" when tired. Pilots' unions said flying when fatigued is dangerous and his comments showed a "deficient safety culture." Wizz Air said Mr Varadi was addressing all workers not just pilots.

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BBC News

Wizz Air boss sparks backlash over fatigue request

Airline chief Jozsef Varadi called on staff to work when tired to stop flight cancellations.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Fury as Wizz Air boss suggests too many pilots refusing to fly when tired

Pilots’ union urges aviation regulator to act over József Váradi’s briefing to staff

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Wizz Air boss tells pilots to stop whining about being tired: ‘we’re all fatigued’

‘It’s like handing the car keys to a drunk driver’: pilots’ unions condemn remarks made in an internal video

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

Wizz Air boss faces backlash as he tells fatigued pilots to 'go the extra mile'

József Váradi, chief executive of Hungarian budget airline Wizz Air, has urged his pilots to 'go the extra mile', claiming that the reputational damage to his company is 'huge' when flights don't take off

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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CNN

Airline CEO tells staff to push through fatigue

In a leaked video addressing staff, József Váradi, CEO of Wizz Air, told staff including pilots that "we need to take down the fatigue rate" and that "we are all fatigued but sometimes it is required to take the extra mile".

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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Sky News UK

Pilot union fury as Wizz Air boss urges fatigued staff to go 'the extra mile'

Wizz Air says the company would never compromise safety but one union claims that urging any pilot to work when they're tired is like "handing the car keys to a drunk driver."

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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