<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by AS Flyer:
...those meals are provided because the airlines recognized that they often require F/A's to remain on board an aircraft for 12-15 hours per day....
...In reference to the "80 hour work months", please remember that those 80 hours don't count ANY ground time (including boarding and deplaning). ...
...You've been on duty since 11am. It's now 345pm. You've been on duty for 4 hours and 45 minutes, of that you are paid for 2 hours and 20 minutes - not the 4 hours and 45 minutes that you've been working....
... I'm sure that you always assumed the F/A's were being paid during boarding, when they were hanging your coat for you and providing you with your pre-departure beverage. Think again. That work is done for free - the airlines are getting that time for nothing. </font>
Wow. That sounds pretty ridiculous (I'm serious about that).
If I were an FA, I'd think about organizing/finding a union to represent my interests and get rid of these unfair practices.
Oh...wait a minute...