Category: flight attendants

Southwest Employees Rattled by Big-Brother-Style Policies

Southwest Airlines and a labor union seem to have learned little from the case of pro-life flight attendant Charlene Carter, several longtime employees told The Epoch Times. This summer, a federal jury unanimously awarded Carter more than $5 million, declaring that Southwest illegally fired her in 2017 for “protected speech”—and that her union helped get…


FAA to Require Additional Rest for Flight Attendants to Reduce Fatigue

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will require, as of Oct. 5, that airline flight attendants receive at least 10 hours of additional rest between shifts, reported CNN. The FAA proposed the rule in October 2021, after the U.S. Congress approved it 2018; it was not, however, approved until this week. Flight attendants officially get at least…


United and Spirit Airlines Increase Pay for Pilots and Flight Attendants to Offset Labor Shortages

By Amanda Breen In the wake of a holiday season full of flight cancellations across the U.S., airlines are doing what they can to keep their employees happy and working. For United and Spirit, that means a temporary pay bump for their pilots and flight attendants. Business Insider reported that United pilots who work additional flights through January 29 will…


Woman Pleads Guilty to Striking Flight Attendant on San Diego-Bound Plane

SAN DIEGO—A woman who repeatedly punched a flight attendant on a San Diego-bound plane pleaded guilty Dec. 22 to a federal count of interfering with flight crew members and attendants. Vyvianna Quinonez of Sacramento, 28, admitted that while on a May 23 flight from Sacramento to San Diego, she struck a Southwest Airlines flight attendant identified only as S.L….


Flight and Teacher Unions: Masks for Thee, No Vaccine Mandates for We

Flight attendants’ and teachers’ unions whose members are on the front lines of disputed covid safety protocols are ardent enforcers of mask mandates for the public but do not require their members to get vaccinated. Such inoculation is widely acknowledged as the most effective measure in stopping the spread of the highly infectious new Delta…