<< >> NASA ASRS Report 578891, April 2003

An air carrier flight attendant is concerned about a recent change in company policy for providing cabin crew meals and its effect on the performance of the crew on extended overwater operations.

Attributes
ACN	578891
Time
Date	200304
Day	Thu
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight attendant : off duty
Qualification	flight attendant : currently qualified
Experience	flight attendant time airline total : 16 flight attendant time total : 16 flight attendant time type : 95
ASRS Report	578891
Events
Independent Detector	other other : cab 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company FAA
Primary Problem	Company

Narrative:

Air carrier X is eliminating all cabin crew meals due to recent cost cutting measures. Meals for all flight attendants will soon cease. I fly mostly pacific rtes in which our duty days are between 12-16 hours. How can it be possible that we are expected to be at peak performance when we have no meals for such long periods. Frankly, I am distraught to think of what could happen when our energy levels are at such lows.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FLT ATTENDANT IS CONCERNED ABOUT A RECENT CHANGE IN COMPANY POLICY FOR PROVIDING CABIN CREW MEALS AND ITS EFFECT ON THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CREW ON EXTENDED OVERWATER OPS.

Narrative: ACR X IS ELIMINATING ALL CABIN CREW MEALS DUE TO RECENT COST CUTTING MEASURES. MEALS FOR ALL FLT ATTENDANTS WILL SOON CEASE. I FLY MOSTLY PACIFIC RTES IN WHICH OUR DUTY DAYS ARE BTWN 12-16 HRS. HOW CAN IT BE POSSIBLE THAT WE ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT PEAK PERFORMANCE WHEN WE HAVE NO MEALS FOR SUCH LONG PERIODS. FRANKLY, I AM DISTRAUGHT TO THINK OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN WHEN OUR ENERGY LEVELS ARE AT SUCH LOWS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.