What is the typical schedule for a flight attendant like?
IF you get hired you will be on “reserve” for anywhere from 1 year to 20 (yes 20!) years. That means that you can bid for specific days off but you don’t know your specific schedule or trips otherwise and on your reserve days you can be called with 2 hours notice to report for a flight. Bidding for specific lines or days off is strictly by seniority and it is possible if a flight is delayed that you would be working into a scheduled day off. I am an FA with a smaller airline. My schedule for this month is typical. I have all Tues and Wednesdays off with one run of 5 days off in a row mid-month. In other words, I am on reserve Thursday through Monday every week and typically get called for 3 or 4 day trips. Therefore, I have 10 guaranteed days off this month, but it will probably be more like 13 since I don’t get called on every reserve day. HOWEVER, except for the guaranteed days off, you don’t know ahead of time that you will not be flying. Usually I know about the trips the night bef
