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https://thepointsguy.com/news/...abin-crew-shortages/ "Emirates is reportedly struggling to fully staff some flights with cabin crew after a recent deluge of resignations and other circumstances, airline employees told Reuters. According to seven Emirates employees, the airline is flying routes with fewer flight attendants than usual, Reuters reports. Also on the rise — the number of flight attendants with last-minute reassignments to different routes in order to meet minimum operation requirements. Emirates is assigning two fewer cabin crew on some flights in May to “ensure consistency across our aircraft configuration,” an internal email sent in April and viewed by Reuters said. The airline is famous for its well-heeled flight attendants in their iconic red hats and bright red lipstick. Emirates told TPG it does “not have a cabin crew shortage.” “It is true that we slowed down recruitment across the company last year, including for cabin crew, and that we have recently begun actively recruiting new cabin crew again,” an Emirates spokesperson said in an email. “Our recruitment activity, as well as our adjustment of the crew complement on some aircraft types, is all part of any normal business review. We take great pride in our team of international cabin crew, and will always ensure they are trained and empowered to operate our flights safely, and to deliver the best possible service to our passengers.” Emirates has a fleet exclusively comprised of two long-haul jets: the Boeing 777-300ER and the Airbus A380. These bigger planes take more flight attendants to staff than medium- or short-haul aircraft. The flight attendant guidelines from the US Department of Transportation and FAA state: “For airplanes having a seating capacity of more than 100 passengers — two flight attendants plus one additional flight attendant for each unit (or part of a unit) of 50 passenger seats above a seating capacity of 100 passengers.” The Emirates employees said the airline is still meeting the minimum requirements, but the resignations — and a new protocol for sick leave notification — are leaving flights strapped for attendants. The cabin crew shortage comes after Emirates said in April it would be forced to cut some routes due to a pilot shortage. The Dubai-based carrier is holding flight attendant recruiting events in cities throughout the world during the month of May. The airline said in March it would be hiring Dubai-based flight attendants. Some of the guidelines for applying include being “personable and positive,” being “able to adapt to new people, new places and new situations” and being “physically fit for this demanding role.” There are also a litany of physical appearance requirements, too, especially for women: neatly done hair (“tied in a French roll, braid, ponytail or bun, with loose strands pinned up or to the side”), a full face of makeup (“concealer, foundation, eye shadow, eye liner, mascara, blush, lipstick, but no lip gloss”), manicured nails (“with nail varnish in clear, red or French manicure”), no visible tattoos, a skirt one inch below the knee, full-length hosiery and heels. Emirates is the world’s fourth largest carrier and employs about 25,000 cabin crew staff worldwide." This is a problem, they have the great FA's. Unlike the USA carriers, that leave a lot to be desired. | ||
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Another clueless paid so called "reporter". May be he should get his facts right. Or is whoever is paying him is just as clueless about airlines in general, and Emirates in particular? Western airlines cannot compete with Emirates, Etihad, Qatar and Singapore Airlines. They have been trying all sorts of political lobbying to stop them expanding to new destinations in North America - particularly Canada. 3 years ago this came to a head. Air Canada and their useless partners in the STAR ALLIANCE, have gone so far as to refuse Emirates permission to fly the A380 to Canada - allowing only the B777. And refusing to allow them to fly to more than one destination in Canada. The agreement between Canada and the UAE expired, and the UAE unilaterally extended its effects for a further 6 months to be re-negotiated. AIR Canada put their foot down, and absolutely refused to budge! UAE immediately started requiring all Canadian visitors to require a visa - they did not before. They refused landing permission to a Canadian government VIP flight to land in the country. Negotiations were started, Canada agreed to allow both Emirates and Etihad to fly the A380 to Canada, and further negotiations are going on to open up other destinations for them in Canada. Canadians were allowed to visit the UAE without a visa, as before. Now it seems their is a concerted effort to pay idiots who have no clue how the airlines work, by publishing all sorts of of misleading reports. Airlines from the Middle and Far East are doing great, something that seems to rub the Western airlines the wrong way. Emirates has always had more cabin crew than actually required by regulations, to provide better service. The article is misleading, as no airline can utilize less crew members than required is allowed into any IATA member country. | |||
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Exclusive: Emirates facing cabin crew shortages - sources Alexander Cornwell • • DUBAI (Reuters) - Emirates is facing a cabin crew shortage and is struggling to fully staff some flights after a spate of resignations and other workforce constraints, several employees told Reuters. Emirates Airlines flight attendants come through the International Arrivals gate from Dubai at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas, U.S., June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Laura Buckman Seven Emirates employees said the airline was operating flights with fewer cabin crew than usual and increasingly reassigning flight attendants to other routes at the last minute to enable them to operate. Emirates’ fleet of Airbus A380 and Boeing 777-300 jets requires more cabin crew per flight than smaller aircraft and to meet the requirements of long-haul routes. The Dubai-based airline denied it had a cabin crew shortage and said it had slowed down recruitment across the company last year, including for crew, but had recently started actively recruiting crew again. “Our recruitment activity, as well as our adjustment of the crew complement on some aircraft types, is all part of any normal business review,” the airline said in a statement to Reuters. Four employees told Reuters that a series of resignations among cabin crew and a spike in the number of crew calling in sick had put pressure on the airline. The cabin crew staffing issue follows on from a pilot shortage which Emirates said in April meant it would have to cut back on the frequency of some routes this summer. Major airlines are having to adapt to a more competitive marketplace and the impact this has on staffing. Ryanair (RYA.I), Europe’s biggest budget airline, was forced last year to recognize unions to avoid a Christmas strike after a shortage of standby pilots forced it to cancel flights. Emirates, which employs about 25,000 cabin crew staff from around the world, has seen growth affected over the last few years by lower oil prices, a major driver of wealth in the Gulf region, and volatile demand. The employees said there was no suggestion that the airline was operating flights with fewer cabin crew or pilots than required by regulations or that employees were exceeding working hours set by regulations. The airline is holding recruitment open days for new crew in at least 12 countries this month, including the United States, United Kingdom and France, according to one of its websites. According to an internal Emirates email dated April 8, seen by Reuters, a “significant increase in on-the-day sicknesses reports” due to a change in the way sick leave is reported was impacting “crew rostering and operations”. Some employees said the carrier has tried to mitigate staff shortages by asking pilots and cabin crew to work longer hours each month. The airline is assigning two fewer cabin crew on some flights from May to “ensure consistency across our aircraft configuration”, according to another internal email dated April 12 and seen by Reuters. In a bid to improve working conditions and benefits following complaints from cabin crew in February, Emirates has started providing them with full medical coverage and is reviewing calls for pay increases, according to employees. Emirates is scheduled to report its annual results on Wednesday. | |||
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All your answers are in the article. The title of the thread is just plain misleading. No laws or regulations are being broken, FA or otherwise. Such a shame trying to create something that does not exists. Bloody hell, EMIRATES must be hitting AMERICAN and EUROPEAN airlines even harder than we thought!  | |||
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That is not a good sign.........more employees taking sick leave can definitely be seen as an indicator of internal problems...been there done that. | |||
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My wife and I just returned from Africa this weekend on Emirates and was impressed yet again. If Emirates can provide this level of service with crew problems, they are a well managed airline. Would that SAA and Delta rum this well and treat us this well. ...I say that hunters go into Paradise when they die, and live in this world more joyfully than any other men. -Edward, duke of York ". . . when a man has shot an elephant his life is full." ~John Alfred Jordan "The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." Cicero - 55 BC "The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities." - Ayn Rand Cogito ergo venor- KPete “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities but of their advantages.” ― Adam Smith - “Wealth of Nations” | |||
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One “fact” in the above articles is just plain wrong. They state the Emirates uses only 2 types of aircraft- the A380 and the B777-300ER. They also fly the B777-200LR Two legs of my Sept flight are on the 200 and 2 are on the 300. Same basic aircraft but 2 service classes on one and 3 classes on the other.Reuters should at least get the basic facts right. My flight yesterday into Ft.Lauderdale from Barbados landed at the about the same time as The Emirates flight from Dubai. I realize they carry 2 crews for such flights but there sure was a boatload of nice young ladies clearing CBP with us! Vote Trump- Putin’s best friend… To quote a former AND CURRENT Trumpiteer - DUMP TRUMP | |||
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Come on my freind. Don't detract them with facts. | |||
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