Narrative:

I was on reserve in june. On june xx I got a 2 day trip; 4 legs a day totaling 15:40. Two days later I got another 4 leg trip totaling 8:54. So in 3 days I did 12 legs totaling 24:34. I was exhausted after the [first] 2 day trip and was tempted to call in 'fatigue'; but I didn't. Instead I went to my supervisor and complained about all the awful trips we are given in ZZZ. After the 2 day; 4 legs each day trip; by the end of the 8th leg; I was number 1 and could barely make the announcements without tripping over my words. I found myself accidently breaking a few wine glasses. I was very tired. After the next 4 leg turn; I was exhausted. I drove home and fell asleep at the wheel 4 times. I woke up heading for the center divider on the highway. It scared me awake; but then I ended up doing it again 3 more times before I made it home; thankful to be alive. In 45 years I have never flown such horrible trips; and my experience has been that no one seems to care. I have seen flight attendant's sleeping with their mouths open during the flights. Flight attendant's are constantly complaining about the 4 leg flights; and the 'trans cons and a half.' they are saying they think [the company] is trying to kill us. On international; if I flew 22 hours in 3 days; I would get a long layover and crew rest on each flight.

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Title: Senior Flight Attendant laments company scheduling practices at her base that result in extreme fatigue.

Narrative: I was on reserve in June. On June XX I got a 2 day trip; 4 legs a day totaling 15:40. Two days later I got another 4 leg trip totaling 8:54. So in 3 days I did 12 legs totaling 24:34. I was exhausted after the [first] 2 day trip and was tempted to call in 'Fatigue'; but I didn't. Instead I went to my Supervisor and complained about all the awful trips we are given in ZZZ. After the 2 day; 4 legs each day trip; by the end of the 8th leg; I was Number 1 and could barely make the announcements without tripping over my words. I found myself accidently breaking a few wine glasses. I was very tired. After the next 4 leg turn; I was exhausted. I drove home and fell asleep at the wheel 4 times. I woke up heading for the center divider on the highway. It scared me awake; but then I ended up doing it again 3 more times before I made it home; thankful to be alive. In 45 years I have never flown such horrible trips; and my experience has been that no one seems to care. I have seen flight attendant's sleeping with their mouths open during the flights. Flight attendant's are constantly complaining about the 4 leg flights; and the 'Trans Cons and a half.' They are saying they think [the company] is trying to kill us. On international; if I flew 22 hours in 3 days; I would get a long layover and crew rest on each flight.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.