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Milo Boyd

Wizz Air boss faces backlash as he tells fatigued pilots to 'go the extra mile'

The boss of Wizz Air has made a statement which has been interpreted as urging his pilots to fly while fatigued that has been likened to handing car keys to a drunk driver.

József Váradi, chief executive of the Hungarian budget airline, said in an internal video message: “Now that everyone is getting back into work, I understand that fatigue is a potential outcome of the issues.

“But once we are starting stabilising the rosters we also need to take down the fatigue rate.

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