On Thursday morning, Wizz-Air boss József Váradi addressed the group's workforce in a video message. He also addressed sick leave and said that failures not only damage Wizz Air financially, but also cause damage to its image.
Indirectly, the manager indicated that you shouldn't take sick leave for every little thing. You have to stand together and literally pull yourself together. This is precisely what drew Váradi immediate criticism from the ECA pilots' union. In public postings, she interpreted the statements of the Wizz Air boss as follows: “The CEO of Wizz Air encourages pilots to fly when they are overtired! It's like handing your car keys to a drunk driver. EASA intervene! You are the regulator of Wizz Air!” The video and post are from the ECA with this link a DAK Bungalow.
Wizz Air airline told Aviation.Direct: “This excerpt was excised from a general briefing for all employees held yesterday morning by Wizz Air CEO József Váradi, which discussed important news and current events challenges in aviation. All airlines are affected by supply chain issues, particularly in the area of employee availability and well-being. In this context, one topic of this internal meeting was that all colleagues should go the extra mile for our customers in order to minimize possible disruptions to operations. Going the extra mile in an industry suffering from a shortage of staff is a big challenge for everyone. Our employees mastered the situation in the best possible way, the failure rate of the crew was very low at 4 percent. Wizz Air and the airline industry are highly regulated and the safety of our staff and customers is and always will be our top priority. We maintain a sound and responsible crew management system that meets the needs of our employees and allows us to operate as many flights as possible under the current conditions, which we hope and expect will improve."
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