The decision to raise holiday pay comes as the industry faces reports of unruly passengers and staff shortages amid the rise in Omicron.
As the airline industry faces reports of unruly passengers and staff shortages amid the rise in Omicron, Spirit Airlines has taken a new step to ensure its flights make it through the holiday season, electing to triple the pay of its flight attendants.
The announcement was presented by the airline's union, Reuters reports, adding that the period of triple pay will last through January 4. At a time when the industry has experienced some 8,000 flight cancellations, the move could put Spirit in a position to secure a stable level of staffing as other airlines deal with"All flight attendants, regardless of how you have obtained your pairing, will be receiving 200% pay for any pairing that touches Dec. 28 through Jan.
The union represents roughly 4,000 flights attendants at Spirit Airlines, the AFA website reports. Recently, the union has worked to secure an increase in flight attendant moving expense allowances from $4,500 to $6,000. It also remains in negation with the airline about offering employees greater control over their schedules, aFlight attendants have dealt with unruly passengers who have resisted the air travel federal mask mandate.
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