In a court filing from the Association of Flight Attendants, it was stated that flight attendants aren’t paid for every hour on duty. Instead, they receive hourly pay only while the aircraft is moving. The result of the company’s policy made it difficult for pilots and flight attendants to qualify for family and medical leave.

Norse Atlantic Airways inaugurated service recently with crews who will soon become AFA members! The Points Guy took note, “ I chatted with the flight attendants….they were US-based and sported Association of Flight Attendants-CWA pins…These flight attendants were excited about their union-in-waiting”