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Delta becomes first major US airline to pay flight attendants for boarding time
Delta Air Lines will start paying its flight attendants during boarding time, becoming the first major U.S. airline to do so. Flight attendants, who previously got paid once the aircraft doors closed, will now receive half of their hourly rates as customers board, beginning June 2, according to a company memo obtained by CNBC. Boarding time for "narrow-body flights" will also increase from 35 minutes to 40 minutes, as "one of several steps we’re taking to add resiliency to our… (www.msn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Sound like the greeters at Walmart are getting paid better than the “greeters” for a flight??? Crazy!
it's more complicated than that. Non-union FA's can also use seniority to bid flights and trips. There is also Reserve time paid, and per diem (tax free). So while beginning FAs do not gross big money, long time Delta FAs who fly mostly international and despite FAAs maximum-flight-hour restrictions can make up to $150k per annum.
What kind of 19th Century mindset runs a company and seriously expects people to put up with only getting paid for flight time? Time at the place of work (ie, turn up at the terminal), to time finished is the time to be paid for.
All Flight Attendants should be paid starting when they arrive, board and prepare the cabin for the flight they will be working. I spent 35 years supervising union and non union office workers for 2 very well known air cargo airlines. Everyone employee was paid upon arrival, given time to "settle in" get coffee or whatever and prepare their office space for the job ahead. It is unconscionable to withhold pay from employees until pushback and expect high morale in such a high stress, safety oriented environment as airline ops. I hope there are no large bonuses being paid to top mgmt for "holding the corporate costs" line in lieu of FA non pay practices. Excellence is achieved when all employee groups are valued.
Is it true pilots don't get paid until the brake is released? even tho they have to get prepped for the flight...weather, flight plan, inspection etc. It is criminal that you don't get paid until then. They should be paid as soon as they "clock in"
Cannot believe this wasn’t already happening! Ditto with below comment….” About bloody time!”