Originally Posted by
simons1
Mostly Filipinas - sorry that's nonsense. Their crews are well spread, its why for example EK usually announce "our crew today comes from 12 different countries and speaks 14 different languages".
In my experience only Saudia had a leaning towards Filipinas but that has changed in recent years as they have recruited more widely.
There is no doubt in my mind that if QR needed to put together all-EU crews they could.
air crews don't need visas if departing within certain time limits and as part of a crew list or similar. Something to do with the UK main Immigration Act where they don't need "permission" in the form of a visa.