Yahoo Lifestyle Cabin crew refuse to fly in snowstorm
Four cabin crew members have been suspended while an investigation is under way into their refusal to work on a flight they felt was unsafe.
The Daily Mail has reported that Norwegian Airlines is investigating a flight with 196 passengers from New York to Stockholm which flew with five cabin crew staff instead of nine on January 26.
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The American crew members who refused to fly have reportedly been suspended while the investigation is under way.
According to the Daily Mail, the staff members allegedly disobeyed the captain because they were concerned about flying during a snowstorm.
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Norway's Civil Aviation Authority Luftfartstilsynet told the Mail that the airline is expected to report on the findings of the investigation.
There have been conflicting media reports about what the minimum number of crew for the flight should have been.
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Norwegian Airlines head of flight operations Tomas Hesthammer reportedly told Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet that five crew was the minimum number a flight with 196 passengers could operate with.
He told media that the situation was “extremely unusual” and cabin crew disobeying a captain’s orders was very serious.
The flight was uneventful and the plane landed safely.
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