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.