5 ways flight delays are even worse for flight attendants than passengers

When the weather turns bad, the flight cancellations can quickly pile up. For the tens of thousands of travelers stranded or delayed, it's a lousy experience that seems to have no end. But we know it isn't any better for the pilots and crews scheduled to work the grounded aircraft. To get some perspective on the matter, we turned to Heather Poole, our favorite flight attendant/writer, for some insight on why exactly it's so lousy for them. -- Jason Clampet You think you've got it bad? Passengers aren't the only ones suffering when a storm hits town and causes the airports to close. Here's what happens when flight attendants get grounded. We don't get paid Flight attendants are paid for flying time only. Time on the ground doesn't count. I've been working as a flight attendant with a major carrier for 17 years and from time to time I'll work an 11 hour day and only get paid for five of those hours. Happens all the time to more junior flight attendants. How? All tha