Image by antefixus21 via FlickrMANILA, Philippines—The flight stewards union of the Philippine Airlines on Friday said the flag carrier would reap more than P141 million in savings for cutting down the number of cabin crew members per aircraft, an amount bigger than the financial package it was offering to flight attendants.
In a statement, the Flight Attendants and Stewards' Association of the Philippines claimed that the reduction program was being implemented "at the expense" of flight attendants now working double-time due to the small number of crew members serving per aircraft.
"The reductions scheme takes away food on the flight attendants' table, making them work more for less pay," said Fasap president Bob Anduiza in a statement Friday.
The program was enforced starting July despite strong objections from FASAP, he noted.
Citing documents detailing PAL's plans to reduce Cabin Crew Complement per aircraft type, FASAP on Friday said such scheme would result to a "whopping" P141,306,729.17 savings yearly for the national carrier.
"[This figure] is certainly several times bigger than the financial amount PAL is offering to the 1,542 flight attendants to cover for a three-year Collective Bargaining Agreement," said Anduiza.
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