Why Boarding Pay Is the New Battleground for Flight Attendants
Boarding pay has become one of the biggest issues in flight attendant negotiations as airlines continue to report record profits and crews become more strained.
Meghna Maharishi is Skift’s Airline Reporter, where she covers everything from loyalty programs to policy-making in Washington, D.C. She previously covered the airline industry at The Points Guy, worked on the investigative desk at CNBC, and did data visualization at CNN Politics. Send tips to Meghna on Signal at mmaharishi.61.
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