The FAA issued a final rule on Oct. 4 increasing the period of rest flight attendants must be provided between shifts. The rest period for flight attendants was increased to 10 consecutive hours.
This new rule increases the period of rest required for flight attendants between shifts by one hour. With this ruling, the FAA fulfills the requirements of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. That act directed the FAA to increase the minimum rest period for flight attendants with scheduled duty of 14 hours or less and eliminate the provision that permitted rest to be reduced in certain circumstances.
“Flight attendants, like all essential transportation workers, work hard every day to keep the traveling public safe, and we owe them our full support,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. “This new rule will make it easier for flight attendants to do their jobs, which in turn will keep all of us safe in the air.”
The FAA held public comment periods on the proposed rest requirement in 2019 and 2021. According to the FAA, it reviewed over 1,000 comments from flight attendants, airlines and the public.
“Flight attendants perform critical safety roles,” Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen said. “This rule puts them and safety first.”
The FAA final rule won’t go into effect until 30 days after publication in the Federal Register.
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