A jetBlue Airways airplane takes off from Newark Liberty Airport on September 30, 2018 as seen from Elizabeth, New Jersey.
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JetBlue Airways is providing flight attendants $1,000 bonuses if they do not name out from work beginning Friday by the tip of Could because the provider tries to make sure staffing ranges throughout a surge in journey demand, in line with firm be aware to employees.
Flight attendants may also obtain $100 bonuses for selecting up open journeys, mentioned the be aware, which was seen by CNBC.
Staffing shortages have hamstrung airways over the previous yr, significantly throughout Covid peaks, akin to widespread omicron circumstances that sidelined crews through the year-end holidays. The extra pay reveals airways are prepared to shell out extra to attempt to entice staff to choose up shifts to be able to keep away from generally costlier flight disruptions.
“The spring rewards applications comes at a time when each flight makes a distinction as hours are tight and staffing ranges aren’t the place they must be,” Ed Baklor, JetBlue’s head of buyer care and applications, mentioned within the memo.
JetBlue did not instantly remark.
The inducement program begins days after JetBlue made a $3.6 billion, all-cash supply to purchase low cost provider Spirit Airways.
