Delta Air Lines to start paying flight attendants during boarding

Delta Air Lines, which has narrowly fought off several attempts to unionise its flight attendants, will begin paying cabin crews during boarding, a change that is expected to increase their wages by several thousand dollars a year.

It is a notable change for United States airlines, where pay for flight attendants starts when all the passengers are seated and the plane’s doors close.

Delta said the change will start on June 2 on all flights. In a memo to flight attendants, the airline said the new pay “further recognizes how important your role is on board to ensuring a welcoming, safe and on-time start to each flight”.

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