Air New Zealand Crew Too Drunk For Flight - The most popular and lead story on the N.Z. Herald website today
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/airlines/n...ectid=11302893
I find this latest allegation of staff out boozing till the wee small hours deeply disturbing especially in the context of extremely poor, almost non-existent communication to the passengers affected...staff too pissed to bother looking after passengers needs ?
As a shareholder I think if what has been alleged is correct heads need to roll. Its not good enough and if those allegations are proven correct those staff out drunk in breech of their employment terms need to realise they've brought the entire airlines reputation into disrepute. Its one thing for a parts supplier to let the airline down, which in itself is a serious matter but quite another for staff that should be available to come on duty, to be so drunk as to be unable to pilot the aircraft if the plane was made operational again. Many of you guys are extremely well paid and the public and especially shareholders expect better. Staff have had plenty of time for training and education
before being put on international routes and should already know better. Either that or clip their wings severely and put them back on the smallest domestic planes at that lower pay grade for a lengthy period of time and perhaps they can pay the $227,000 compensation from their own salaries. Shareholders have a right to expect that this matter is taken extremely seriously and I will personally be making a lot of noise at the AGM if it isn't. Lack of professionalism.... some might even ask, what professionalism ?
The recent incident on the Perth flight was also a bad look for the airline. CL needs to stamp his authority on the company in no uncertain terms or step aside and let someone else do it.
This latest extremely serious incident is most definitely not something that should be soft peddled and a simple slap on the back of the hand with a wet bus ticket simply won't do.