OP - to be honest, it is nice for them to make the trip almost all the way before changing crews.
If you ask others' experience, in most of the case, the crews were changed way before it took off, which in fact generated more delays.
Originally Posted by
unfrequentflyer
Head of FA union is actually a working CX FA
Not exactly - She is in fact a ISM.
Executive Committee
But for real - airlines operating in Hong Kong in fact took advantage of all employees due to limited protection from Hong Kong Ordinance.
The following is an actual court case from UK that BA was sued and loss both trial and appeal because of HK-based crews were discriminated by age:
British Airways Plc v Mak & Ors [2011] EWCA Civ 184