{"id":585936,"date":"2026-10-25T15:01:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T04:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/airlines-got-away-only-paying-flight-attendants-once-boarding-door-closed\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T15:01:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T04:01:20","slug":"how-airlines-got-away-with-only-paying-flight-attendants-once-the-boarding-door-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=585936","title":{"rendered":"How Airlines Got Away With Only Paying Flight Attendants Once The Boarding Door Closed"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s long been known that flight attendants<\/a><\/span> in the US have not been paid for boarding and other duties on the ground, a reality that has always been heavily debated. Flying has become more stressful, flights are busier than ever, and often flights have the minimum crew needed, putting additional stress on the crew.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A major bone of contention for flight attendants in the US.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,476,496,722,7423,495],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-585936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-airlines","category-cabin-crew","category-flight-attendants","category-pay","category-worldwide"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t