From what I have heard, many if not most airlines are not hiring full-time employees anymore unless you have a certain skill set(aka Business and or accounting). Plus many of the gate agents jobs have been taken over by 3rd party companies that pay VERY little. Northwest gate agents and ramp workers in Cleveland are NOT actually Northwest employees, but 8 buck an hour workers who I assume get zero travel benefits, just like the wheelchair attendants.


I hate to be all doom and gloom but its the reality of the airline industry...