Flight attendants 'hot bed' to deal with sporadic shifts – but an insider says the practice is in a legal gray zone

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Flight attendants walking.
Flight attendants often stay at "crash pads" to handle sporadic work schedules.

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An ex-Qatar Airways flight attendant says he was fired and deported after police found he was wearing tinted moisturizer, then accused him of being a sex worker

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an Airbus A350 of Qatar Airways company after taking off from the Toulouse-Blagnac airport
A Qatar Airways A350.

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United Airlines is introducing a free snack station on its newest planes

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A United Airlines plane lands at Newark Airport, with a widebody and narrowbody in the foreground, and the New York skyline in the background.
United Airlines planes at Newark Liberty International Airport.

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I'm a supercommuter and it takes me 14 hours to get to and from work. I do it because I'm passionate about the job, but it's stressful when things go awry.

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Left: a man on a plane taking a selfie. Right: A view out of a airplane window with a wing in view.
Malick Mercier, left, commutes across the country for work.

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Flight attendants don't get to choose their 'base' cities — inside the intense process and what happens if you work somewhere you don't live

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Flight attendants serve refreshments on a Delta Airlines flight.
Business Insider spoke to three flight attendants for three different airlines about their experiences.

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AA flight attendants won $1M from clothing company after saying their uniforms made them sick

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An American Airlines jet taxis on the runway.
An American Airlines jet taxis on the runway.

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United Airlines is being sued by two flight attendants who say they were replaced by 'young, white, thin women' for LA Dodgers charters

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A United Airlines plane.
A United Airlines plane.

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American Airlines flight attendants aren't happy they still have to stay in a hotel where a colleague died in 'suspicious' circumstances

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An American Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

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2 cabin crew could be in big trouble after taking selfies on the wing of a Boeing 777

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A SWISS 777 parked at the gate.
The incident occurred in Buenos Aires earlier this month.

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