JetBlue Airways airplane are imagined at departure gates at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.
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JetBlue Airways stated it will raise flight attendant pay next year and offer other bonus offers to personnel while the union representing cabin teams consented to support the provider’s strategy to get budget plan provider Spirit Airlines
Beginning in November, flight attendants will get 5% raises. Consisting of another 2% raise, a slate of other rewards and formerly worked out raises under flight attendants’ union agreement, their raises in 2026 will intensify to 21.5% boosts, according to a business memo, which was seen by CNBC Friday.
The raises come as the New York-based provider remains in the procedure of attempting to get Spirit, a merger the Justice Department has took legal action against to obstruct A trial for that suit is set to start on Oct. 16 in Boston.
JetBlue concurred not to furlough or displace any flight attendants or close any involved bases for 7 years after a possible acquisition of Spirit goes through, the memo stated.
” The present agreement was worked out throughout COVID, and ever since our inflight crewmembers pay rates have actually fallen listed below other airline companies by a substantial margin,” a JetBlue spokesperson stated in a declaration. “Since our inflight crewmembers play a substantial function in providing the JetBlue experience, it is essential that we have the ability to draw in and maintain top quality crewmembers with competitive pay and advantages.”
The union stated it would, in turn, support the organized acquisition of Spirit.
” With this contract made by your TWU Resident 579 Executive Board and JetBlue, we support the JetBlue and Spirit deal and will not hold an extra educational picket or speak openly versus the acquisition,” the union stated in a note to members.
JetBlue likewise consented to extra spend for personnel that fly the provider’s trans-Atlantic paths and in its Mint business-class cabin, in addition to other rewards, according to a letter of contract with the Transportation Employee Union, which represents JetBlue’s 7,000 flight attendants.