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FAA to give flight attendants more rest between shifts
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Federal aviation officials on Tuesday mandated more time off between flights for flight attendants.
The new rule takes effect in about 30 days and increases to 10 consecutive hours, from nine hours under previous rules, the required rest period between trips for flight attendants, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday in a statement.
"Flight attendants, like all essential transportation workers, work hard every day to keep the traveling public safe, and we owe them our full support," Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in the statement. "This new rule will make it easier for flight attendants to do their jobs, which in turn will keep all of us safe in the air."
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