Articles tagged “flight attendants”

News Blog

United Airlines Is Taking Preorders of Drinks and Snacks 5 Days Before Flights

United, and a lot of other U.S.-based airlines didn't permit onboard booze purchases during most of the pandemic, but that's changed and the airline is now even enabling passengers on certain U.S. domestic flights to order snacks and drinks up to five days before their trips. United is enabling preordering of Bacardi Rum, although not…

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

News Blog

A Flight Attendant’s Tips for Travelers Reveal a Lot About the Industry Too

Are flight crews sometimes the last to know about cancellations? Veteran flight attendant Kristie Koerbel's tips for travelers on navigating the current travel chaos and cancellations, as published in The New York Times, also had some interesting tidbits about the airline industry as a business. Shown here, a Delta flight attendant offers complimentary welcome Bellini…

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Airlines

Delta Offers Flight Attendants Boarding Pay Amid Union Drive

Delta will pay flight attendants for boarding time in what it claims is a move to improve reliability. But the additional pay comes as the largest flight attendant union tries to organize crews amid a national rise in organized labor.

Edward Russell | 2 years ago

Airlines

Unruly Flyer Reports Hit Record This Year of Nearly 5,800

Here come the holidays and crowded planes. Expect the numbers of violent incidents on board to jump even more before we clock out of 2021. Congress now wants flight crews trained to deal with the growing number of unruly flyers.

David Shepardson, Reuters | 2 years ago

Airlines

20 Years After 9/11 a Resilient Airline Industry Faces New Challenges

There were naysayers after 9/11 that said people would never fly again in droves out of security concerns, and now Covid and its variant joint-venture partners have rocked the travel industry. History has shown, however, that "travel" and the human spirit are indomitable.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Airlines

Flight Attendants Abused for Months by Unruly Anti-Maskers Still Support Extended Mask Mandate

Despite suffering the most from unruly passengers, flight attendants are applauding the extension of the mask mandate.

Ruthy Muñoz, Skift | 3 years ago

Airline Weekly

Startup Breeze Airways Defends Plans to Hire College Kids Against Discrimination Claims

3 years ago

Announcements

Will Vaccinated Flight Crews Help Airlines Sell Tickets?

Nearly a year into the pandemic, the world's airlines are still trying to find their footing as historically low numbers of travelers take to the skies. Is vaccinating crews and then making it part of an airline's marketing message one way to jumpstart a travel rebound?

Ruthy Muñoz, Skift | 3 years ago

Airlines

A Year of Pandemic Flying Exacts Heavy Toll on Flight Crews: Union Boss

Flight attendants are the face of an airline at 30,000 feet and the first line of defense, but the pandemic is taking a toll on the workforce. If airlines and the government are committed to recovery, taking care of these frontline workers is key to reassuring public confidence.

Ruthy Muñoz, Skift | 3 years ago

Airline Weekly

Airline Trade Group Offers Job Retraining in Dismal Sign for Furloughed Cabin Crews

3 years ago