The union representing Air Canada flight attendants says a recent bomb threat on a flight – and the fact that the flight attendants weren’t paid for most of the time they spent responding to and managing the ensuing panic – shows just how out-of-hand the abuse of unpaid work is in the airline industry.
An Air Canada flight scheduled to leave Delhi for Toronto was grounded on June 4th after a bomb threat was called in. The crew remained with passengers throughout the ordeal, onboard the aircraft and in a holding area where they were relocated while authorities carried out their inspection.
However, despite being on the clock for over 9.5 hours in a high-alert situation, the crew was only paid for four,…