The FAA's 10-Hour Flight Attendant Rest Rule Actually Means 8 Hours At The Hotel

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mandates that flight attendants receive at least ten hours of rest between shifts, but this requirement doesn’t translate to eight hours spent actually sleeping in a hotel room. According to an analysis by the Transport Workers Union of America (TWU), the full ten-hour rest period includes time spent traveling to and from the hotel. This travel time accounts for approximately two hours of the total mandated rest. Flight attendants are currently required to spend a minimum of eight hours at the hotel as part of their scheduled rest periods. The TWU argues that these regulations need revision to better accommodate the demands of the profession.