Originally Posted by
170Till5
yeah, flying pre-Covid compared to now sucks for everyone involved. More delays, shorter rest for crews, and short staffed. You could ask next time and see why they aren’t instead of assuming the worst.
pre- 911 their starting pay $47/hour (not taking into account inflation)… it’s much less today. They get like $8 pre-tax to board for 40 minutes, so for $5 there is not much incentive.. and they don’t have to serve pre-departure beverages per their work rules.. I’m sure if Delta paid them their normal rate during boarding they would every time… and if pax were friendlier these days and more respectful.
but I would bet they had a legitimate reason for opting out of pre-departure beverages, so don’t be scared to ask next time. You might learn something!
They got $8 more now than they did prior to their new work rules. And when they were doing it for "free" they provided a much better service..
And yes, as a lifelong commuter, they are much more lazy and uninterested in doing their job. While sitting on the JS on a 1.2 hour flight, they begged the pilots to not make them do a service even though it was smooth and once they rushed through, closed the curtain and then texted until final. Compared to our peers, our in-flight service is poor. The same flight on Southwest is a full beverage service. For us, it's passengers getting chastised for not knowing it's water and coffee only.
Frankly, I don't think you know what you're talking about.