European aviation body issues 2-crew cockpit recommendation

Brussels/Cologne (Alliance News) - The European Aviation Safety Agency is temporarily advising airlines to ensure that at least two crew members are in the cockpit at any one time.

EASA recommends that airlines "re-assess the safety and security risks associated with flight crew members leaving the flight crew compartment due to operational or physiological needs during non-critical phases of flight," it says in a statement.

The advice is "based on the information currently available following the accident of flight 4U9525, and pending the outcome of the technical investigation," EASA adds.

The recommendation is not binding.

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