• Wizz Air is giving bonuses to pilots who work when they're tired, a whistleblower told Dispatches.
• If pilots are tired, they can take sick leave but they "lose financially," the whistleblower said.
• Wizz Air told Dispatches that it will never compromise on safety.

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A whistleblower has claimed that a European budget airline is handing out summer bonuses to pilots who work despite being tired, according to investigative program Dispatches.

Wizz Air, Europe's third-biggest budget carrier, is suffering from a staff shortage and is encouraging crew members to work longer hours, the whistleblowing pilot who works for the airline told Channel 4's "Airport Chaos Undercover: Dispatches." The program airs on Monday evening, according to The Times.

"There is pressure for us to help out by flying on our days off," the anonymous whistleblower told Dispatches.

"There is also a summer bonus scheme that encourages pilots to fly more hours," the whistleblower told Dispatches. "You can report sick if you are fatigued, but you will lose financially."

Wizz Air didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment about the summer bonus program. The company said that Wizz Air that it operated a "fatigue-management system"...

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