How are flight attendant bases assigned?

Preferences are determined by seniority within the training class, which is assigned by a randomly generated employment number. Base selection is done during the first week so these flight attendants in training can have as much time as possible to figure out where they are going to live and make arrangements.



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Flight attendants can typically choose the home base airport they report to, so you might consider researching which cities offer the highest flight attendant salaries on average.

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Delta Airline domiciles are simply crew bases in certain cities. It is the place in which Delta crews (flight attendants and pilots) are based. No one flight attendant or pilot has multiple bases. You are assigned a base and you fly all of your trips out of that one base.

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As everyone at Delta knows, to become a flight attendant takes more than a desire to travel. It requires technical knowledge – like memorizing the configurations of nine different planes and learning how to operate 16 different door and window variations – and a desire to care for customers.

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You do not need to live on base. Flight Attendants can live anywhere in the world, provided they can get to base for the start of their shift.

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Highest paying cities for Flight Attendants near United States
  • San Francisco, CA. $32.57 per hour. 44 salaries reported.
  • New York, NY. $31.60 per hour. 7 salaries reported.
  • Atlanta, GA. $30.74 per hour. 169 salaries reported.
  • Chicago, IL. $29.04 per hour. 118 salaries reported.
  • Dallas, TX. $28.63 per hour. ...
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For aspiring flight attendants, Delta Air Lines, ranked by its employees as one of the best places to work, is also one of the most difficult places to get a job. It's harder to get invited to Delta flight attendant training than it is to get into Harvard University.

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In 2019, American Airlines reported the highest average flight attendant salary ($69,664) among the major North American airlines, according to data compiled by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Airline Data Project. United Airlines came in second ($66,363) and Delta came in third ($61,488).

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Two-day trip: For these flights, attendants complete one leg, or flight, in one day, have a layover, then return the following day. Most airlines complete three flights per day with layovers anywhere from 10 to 24 hours long, though longer layovers may extend into a three-day stay.

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It's a physical job, but not all flight attendants must be slim and trim. You do, however, have to fit into the flight attendant jumpseat. Flight attendants have no set weight requirements, as body types can vary even if two people are the same height and weight.

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Typically, flight attendants work 12 to 14 days and log 65 to 85 flight hours on average each month, not including overtime. Flight attendants are only paid once the boarding doors are closed.

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For aspiring flight attendants, Delta Air Lines, ranked by its employees as one of the best places to work, is also one of the most difficult places to get a job. It's harder to get invited to Delta flight attendant training than it is to get into Harvard University.

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How can I increase my chances of becoming a flight attendant?
  1. Get the Requirements.
  2. Wait till Your 21st Birthday.
  3. Finish High School.
  4. Experience in Customer Service.
  5. Maintain a Good and Fit Physique.
  6. Prepare a Winning Resume.
  7. You'll Need Good Pictures.
  8. Get to Know the Airline Company.


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Flight attendants frequently have between 12 and 18 days off per month and over a years time, average about 156 days off. (The average office worker has 96 days off and, works eight-hour days.) Of course, days off are not necessarily at home, buy many flight attendants use these days as mini vacations.

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Flight attendants on long-haul flights are provided with spaces to rest. Here's a photo of the crew rest area on a Boeing 787. Crew rest areas exist on all airplanes, but what these rest areas look like depends on the airline, aircraft and the length of the flight.

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Crew members are required to have a 10-hour rest period within each 24-hour cycle. The maximum duty day is 14 hours and must be followed by a 10-hour rest period at their hotel. When scheduling a flight, operators usually account for 12 hours of rest instead of 10.

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Prior to Covid-19, it is estimated that there were 1,500,000 flight attendant applications for only a few thousand positions. The odds of getting hired was less than 1%.

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Highest paying cities for Flight Attendant in US
  • New York, NY. $35.53 per hour.
  • San Francisco, CA. $36.12 per hour.
  • Atlanta, GA. $34.08 per hour.


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The estimated total pay for a Flight Attendant at DELTA is $60,088 per year. This number represents the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. The estimated base pay is $60,088 per year.

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