American Airlines starts compensating flight attendants left 'stranded' during Winter Storm Fern

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An American Airlines jet is deiced before departure on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025, at Albany International Airport in Colonie, N.Y.
American Airlines said Winter Storm Fern was the worst weather-related disruption in its history.

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Some flight attendants at ultra-low-cost carriers make more than United crew. Here's how much they earn.

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Allegiant Air flight attendant Chris Killian talking to passengers as the plane pushes back from the gate at Las Vegas airport.
An Allegiant flight attendant.

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This is what flight attendants make at American, Delta, and United. Some earn over $100,000 a year.

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A Delta Airlines flight attendant waves from atop the boarding stairs.
A Delta Airlines flight attendant waves from atop the boarding stairs.

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What it's like working as a private jet flight attendant who makes over $100,000 a year

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Private jet flight attendant Kelley Lokensgard.
Private jet flight attendant Kelley Lokensgard travels the world for work and earns over $100,000 a year.

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Airlines deal with thousands of disruptive, troublesome, and often downright dangerous passengers every year. Here's how they classify them.

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Police officers during a routine patrol in Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport.
Police officers in London Heathrow Airport.

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Delta passengers were delayed by 2 days after their flight diverted when an on-board oven caught fire

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Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 wide body passenger airplane spotted taking off from Polderbaan runway departing from Amsterdam Schiphol AMS Airport
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330.

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See inside the hidden area where Qatar Airways flight attendants sleep on long-haul Boeing 777 flights

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A bed in the crew rest area on a Boeing 777-300ER
There are eight beds hidden upstairs on the Boeing 777-300ER.

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Flight attendants share the 14 things they wish all passengers would start doing

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Flight attendants have a lot of major responsibilities.

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Delta flight attendants dispute policy change after social-media row over Palestine flag pins

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Delta Airlines planes are seen parked at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on June 19, 2024
Delta Air Lines apologized for replying to a user who called Palestine flag pins "Hamas badges."

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I went inside a hidden room where flight attendants sleep on long-haul flights. I was amazed by its small size and comfy beds.

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Insider's author explored the hidden room where Air New Zealand flight attendants rest on long-haul flights on Boeing 777-300ERs.
Business Insider's author explored the hidden room where Air New Zealand flight attendants rest on long-haul flights on Boeing 777-300ERs.

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