Delta to Begin Paying Flight Attendants During Boarding

A passenger wears a face mask as she waits in a socially-distanced area for a Delta Airlines flight, at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, on Feb. 3, 2021. Charlie Riedel/AP Photo

Delta Air Lines, which is facing another attempt to unionize its flight attendants, will begin paying cabin crews during boarding, a first for a major U.S. airline.

Across the airline industry in the United States, hourly pay for flight attendants starts when all the passengers are seated and the plane’s doors close.