Parental leave for cabin crew fathers, what exists by country
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#1 Becoming a father next year. Lufthansa has decent paternity provisions under German law plus the tariff. I am curious what other countries and airlines offer for fathers specifically, since the maternity side is discussed but the paternity side rarely is.
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#2 Sweden is the gold standard, months of shared leave, and SAS supports it fully, several male colleagues took six months. Norway similar.
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#3 US: whatever the contract gives, which at United is some paid leave under the newer agreement but nothing like Europe. Most US fathers use vacation and trip trades.
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#4 Gulf: short paid paternity leave, a few days, per local law. The difference with Europe is stark.