After a chaotic holiday travel week plagued by mass cancellations and delays, some airlines are turning to temporary salary bumps in an effort to incentivize workers and alleviate labor shortages.
Airline pilots walk through the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on December 27, 2021United and Spirit have both announced pay incentives in an effort to alleviate labor shortages.
United Airlines and Spirit Airlines both announced pay increases for select staffers on Friday, which include tripling pay for United pilots who take extra flights through January 29 and doubling pay for Spirit flight attendants for shifts through January 4. The incentives also follow a significant uptick of verbal and physical assaults made against airline staffers in recent months.reported a total of 5,779 incidents involving unruly passengers, a majority of which involved disagreements over mask requirements, according to available data through December 21, 2021.
"Thank you all for your hard work and professionalism during this holiday season," Quigley wrote in the memo. "We continue to do everything we can to take care of our customers during this challenging time and today I'm happy to share a significant update: we worked with the ALPA to provide additional compensation for pilots.
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