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Delta to begin paying flight attendants during boarding

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The exterior of a 767-400ER aircraft. (Photo: Chris Sweigart/via Delta Air Lines) ((Photo: Chris Sweigart/via Delta Air Lines))Delta Air Lines, which has narrowly fought off several attempts to unionize its flight attendants, will begin paying cabin crews during boarding, a first for a major U.S.

airline and a change that is expected to increase their wages by several thousand dollars a year.It is a notable change for U.S.

airlines, where pay for flight attendants starts when all the passengers are seated and the plane’s doors close.Delta said the change will start June 2 on all flights.

In a memo to flight attendants, the airline said the new pay "further recognizes how important your role is on board to ensuring a welcoming, safe and on-time start to each flight."The rate of pay during boarding is 50% of regular pay rates.The change comes as Delta plans to increase the boarding time for single-aisle or "narrow-body" planes from 35 minutes to 40 minutes, which the airline expects will increase the percentage of flights that depart on time.DELTA, OTHER AIRLINES MAKE MASKS OPTIONALDelta’s pilots are represented by a union, but several attempts to organize the flight attendants have failed in the face of fierce opposition by the Atlanta-based company.

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