Flight attendants know better than anyone which travel essentials are actually worth the space in your carry-on. After all, they spend their days packing smartly, navigating through airports, and ...

When you fly a luxury airline, you might expect impeccable service and flight attendants who are knowledgeable about everything from table-settings to wine pairings. Behind all of those details is ...

Flight attendants greet passengers at the door not just for courtesy, but to assess potential safety risks, medical needs, or security concerns. They also quickly identify people who may require ...

Working the friendly skies comes with a not-so-pleasant downside. Ascending to 30,000 feet, flying to an exotic vacation destination, may sound like a dream. But a flight attendant says the seemingly ...

Spirit Airlines’ aggressive cost-cutting campaign reached into the ranks of its flight attendants Monday as the budget carrier announced the furloughs of 1,800 or one-third of the cabin crew employees ...

Spirit Airlines plans to furlough 1,800 flight attendants before the end of the year, the cash-strapped budget carrier said Monday. The company said it made the “difficult decision” to put cabin crew ...

Spirit Airlines will furlough one-third of its flight attendants as part of a process to align their staffing with their fleet size, a company spokesperson told Newsweek in an emailed statement Monday ...

Nearly 1,800 Spirit Airlines flight attendants will lose their jobs just before the busy Christmas travel season, the airline confirmed. "As part of our ongoing restructuring, we are taking steps to ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Spirit Airlines, the ultra-low-cost carrier known for its bright yellow planes and basic fares, plans to furlough ...

The budget airline said it would furlough hundreds of employee as it waded through its second bankruptcy in a year. By Niraj Chokshi Spirit Airlines plans to furlough a third of its flight attendants ...