Narrative:

Company is scheduling its cabin crew members to work all night turns to the hawaiian islands from mid-afternoon to early am PST/PDT following day. These trips go against a flight attendant's body rhythms and in my opinion push the boundaries of a built-in safety cushion. Upon the return flight two of my colleagues displayed visible signs of fatigue as their eyes were severely blood-shot. Additionally; approximately 1.5 hours prior to our arrival in ZZZ I began to see wavy lines (blurred vision) as I was attempting to keep my eyes open. Company provides no crew rest on these all night hawaii turns. The cockpit crew; due to FAA duty-time standards; do not have to endure flying an island turn. Because of safety of flight concerns they (the cockpit crew) work one leg (flight segment) to the islands and requires a layover. My personal feeling; from my experience; is that the scheduling of all night hawaii turns from the west-coast push the parameters of an adequate safety cushion. Situational awareness is greatly diminished because of cabin crew member fatigue and I believe that reaction time is significantly compromised on the part of working flight attendants should an in-flight medical emergency occur or events that would necessitate an evacuate/evacuation or preparation for a water ditching.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A FLT ATTENDANT DESCRIBES CREW MEMBERS SHOWING FATIGUE DURING ROUND TRIP ASSIGNMENTS TO THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

Narrative: COMPANY IS SCHEDULING ITS CABIN CREW MEMBERS TO WORK ALL NIGHT TURNS TO THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS FROM MID-AFTERNOON TO EARLY AM PST/PDT FOLLOWING DAY. THESE TRIPS GO AGAINST A FLT ATTENDANT'S BODY RHYTHMS AND IN MY OPINION PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF A BUILT-IN SAFETY CUSHION. UPON THE RETURN FLT TWO OF MY COLLEAGUES DISPLAYED VISIBLE SIGNS OF FATIGUE AS THEIR EYES WERE SEVERELY BLOOD-SHOT. ADDITIONALLY; APPROX 1.5 HRS PRIOR TO OUR ARR IN ZZZ I BEGAN TO SEE WAVY LINES (BLURRED VISION) AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO KEEP MY EYES OPEN. COMPANY PROVIDES NO CREW REST ON THESE ALL NIGHT HAWAII TURNS. THE COCKPIT CREW; DUE TO FAA DUTY-TIME STANDARDS; DO NOT HAVE TO ENDURE FLYING AN ISLAND TURN. BECAUSE OF SAFETY OF FLT CONCERNS THEY (THE COCKPIT CREW) WORK ONE LEG (FLT SEGMENT) TO THE ISLANDS AND REQUIRES A LAYOVER. MY PERSONAL FEELING; FROM MY EXPERIENCE; IS THAT THE SCHEDULING OF ALL NIGHT HAWAII TURNS FROM THE WEST-COAST PUSH THE PARAMETERS OF AN ADEQUATE SAFETY CUSHION. SITUATIONAL AWARENESS IS GREATLY DIMINISHED BECAUSE OF CABIN CREW MEMBER FATIGUE AND I BELIEVE THAT REACTION TIME IS SIGNIFICANTLY COMPROMISED ON THE PART OF WORKING FLT ATTENDANTS SHOULD AN INFLT MEDICAL EMER OCCUR OR EVENTS THAT WOULD NECESSITATE AN EVAC OR PREPARATION FOR A WATER DITCHING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.