'Unsustainable and shambolic': Flight attendants speak out on summer travel chaos
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As flights are canceled, luggage is mislaid, and travelers losing confidence in the aviation industry, flight attendants from across the globe say they're struggling
(CNN) — British flight attendant Kris Major has worked in aviation for over two decades. He's seen the industry suffer and recover in the wake of 9/11, SARS and foot and mouth disease.
Now, Major's on the front line of what he reckons is the worst aviation crisis yet: the 2022 summer of travel chaos. Major, who serves as chair of the European Transport Workers Federation's Joint Aircrew Committee, representing European flight attendants and pilots, says flight crew are struggling.
"It's completely unsustainable as a job," Major tells CNN Travel.
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