Hello CHRIS!.....you don't know me but I know you............from enside a SW.flight
Thanks for what you guys doing but I also can see why some times the attendant's are CRANKY
See you soon some where over USA

"Chris" is at the top of the SWA pay scale. The salary he or she mentions is the result of a brutal flight schedule plus overtime, plus holiday pay. Not the average income. However, Southwest is at the top of the industry in wages. Many of the airlines don't even come close, especially the regional carriers

Also, it's "hours" per month, not trips. Heather should have made it clearer that the monthly lines can only be blocked for those hours per month, as not to violate FAA regs and valuable rest times. There is little restriction on the amount of hours one can pick up on their days off, or trip trade.

A big consideration is quality of life at work. What is the company culture? How often is a reserve going to fly above the guarantee? Remember that with almost all of the airlines, you're going to be on reserve for many years.

It used to be that flight attendants made decent wages, could raise a family and although not accumulate wealth, have a good life. Not any more. Starting out, flight attendants would have roommates, not a crashpad situation reminiscent of migrant workers. The job has really deteriorated for new-hires.

and you are home how many days working hours like that?

Yes, but how much longer do you think you will be flying? Maybe someone named ronald reagan could be the blame here, or just maybe fuel is to dam expensive because the arabs have us by the neck.

Got any job openings? Would love to work for SWA.

Maybe this is why the Southwest flight attendants always seem to be in a good mood. And bags still fly free on SWA. I love Southwest -- would never fly another airline unless there was no choice!

What a disservice you've done to all the rest of us. I have 24 years with America West and I work almost double our base every month and the highest year I've ever had is $55,000. You certainly know that many, many flight attendants (read single mothers, sole providers, etc) can barely make ends meet and must rely on food stamps, food banks, extended family and any other source of help available. Reserves are lucky to make $15,000 a year. BTW, congrats on your $100,000--I assume you wrote it to pat yourself on the back--as there would be no logical reason you wrote it at all.

wooo-hoooo! you handle the skies nicely ( $$$$) and GOD BLESS you and your co-workers each time you fly! ATL can't wait until Southwest launch their Airlines here. 'ole yuckie DELTA! ahahahahahahahaa

I make over $52.00 an hour, so I guess that makes us the highest paid. Need to put your time in, it all pays off eventually. I work for Continental/United...27 years, oh, and that is on the average of 85-100 hours a month, long hauls no less, high time trips.

And SOME people would call these "slave wages"??? If I could fly without getting airsick, I would LOVE those "slave wages"!