![]() I personally like the long layovers I got this job to see the world. Other layovers are so short, you truly only have time to go to the hotel, take a shower, eat and go to bed. When you have a 24-hour layover, you have time to really go out and see the sights. Do Flight Attendants Get Free Time on Layovers?įree-time on layovers really depends on the length. If someone calls sick for a flight, or if a crew member has reached the maximum flight duty period… you will get called to work. You could potentially get called last minute to operate a flight. While on reserve, you are basically there to help the company when they need you. *reserve, standby, on call: they are all synonyms ![]() Not to mention, that in the US most flight attendants have a rotating schedule: one month we have a line (which means that we know our monthly schedule of trips ahead of time, where we are flying) and other months we are on reserve* (also called standby: available to operate a particular flight just in case someone calls sick, and you don’t know where or when you will be working). It depends on your seniority, how many people bid for the same trip…īasically, we never really know what we are going to hold, unless we have been flying for a really long time. ![]() You are not guaranteed to get what you want.Įxample: one month you might be able to hold a long New York layover, but another month you can only hold a short Las Vegas layover. However in this industry usually seniority determines what schedules you get. Some people like to fly high-time (lots of hours, say, 130), and others like to fly low-time (40) and have more days off. I only know my days off (9 days), and what days I am going to be on-call (or on standby: available for work at a moment’s notice) for the company.Įach Flight Attendant has to bid (send their preferences) for a schedule that they want. It’s hard to know how many hours we work or how many days off we have on average. This really depends on each airline and each specific month changes.īased on the specific contract each one holds or the company type of operation. These flight attendants have to be trained specifically for the aircraft they are flying, but most airlines are training new hires to be trained on all of their fleets How Much Do Flight Attendants Work? How Many Days Off Do They Have?.These long-haul flights usually get paid more, due to international pay, and are primarily composed of senior flight attendants who generally fly the same trips.This usually depends on preference and seniority Some airlines have crews who only fly international trips and others who fly only domestic trips.This would usually be considered flights that are over seven hours in duration.You can fly consecutively for seven days in a row before you have to have a day off, but you would need to back up multiple trips for this to happen. This is usually the longest most people will be gone, for one trip.rs, but could have only one if your layover is really long.You will be away from your home-base (where you start and end your trips), for three days.Same applies to how many legs you would be flying in a day, depending on the company as stated prior. ![]() The layover time can range from usually around 10 hours to 24 hours, but some do have longer layover times, but this could then push it into being considered a three-day, depending on the times.
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