Thinking about holiday pay at Delta vs. United? Let’s take a look at the bigger picture
There’s no question that Delta flight attendants have the best total compensation in the airline industry. But no airline is perfect, and we are not number one in every category. For example: holiday pay.
AFA touts its holiday pay premiums at United – but that's only five days out of the year. Here’s the big picture: Delta flight attendants have two more paid holidays and still earn more every hour in flight pay every day of the year.
Delta flight pay rates are higher than United’s at every step of the scale. On an 80-hour/month schedule, a Delta flight attendant earns $4,000-$8,000 (between entry and top-of-scale) more annually in flight pay than their peers at United.
And when you factor in our boarding premium pay (which averages 8-10% in additional earnings) and 2023 payouts for profit sharing and Shared Rewards, the gap increases to $8,000-$18,000 more than a United flight attendant, depending on the step.
AFA fails to acknowledge that we come out on top when it comes to things that matter most to our flight attendants – total compensation, the industry’s first boarding premium pay, and the flexibility we offer through PPT and A-Days.
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