The airline even went beyond, according to a spokesperson…ĭelta implemented a 10-hour rest rule in 2020, before FAA’s mandate, and we have also increased ‘behind the door’ rest to 9 hours. But, Delta had previously denied that to be the case, and it put the rule into action long ago so that’s really a non-issue. And Delta did it even early, in early 2020.ĭelta is an airline that was rumored to be fighting against the change since it is non-union and has more flexibility in general. I’m not sure when American’s or United’s changes went into effect, but Southwest began complying on July 1 of this year. I reached out to several airlines, and American, Delta, Southwest, and United told me this is already their policy, so there is no impact. Unlike in Austin Powers, the airlines decided to get out of the way before it became a mandate.
This has been like watching a steamroller slowly roll toward you for over 3 years.
With all kinds of labor shortages, this means airlines will feel more pressure now that they have to give more rest to flight attendants. This sounds like just the kind of thing that will make airline scheduling even more difficult. But now, here we are about 3.5 years later and it is finally going into effect thanks to the DOT not throwing up any further obstacles. This led to multiple rounds of rulemaking and comment requests from the public as a way to justify ignoring what Congress passed. In addition, she said that the DOT explicitly opposed the minimum rest-time extension ahead of its passage by Congress. …blamed the DOT’s delayed action to increase the rest-time minimum, in part, on the Trump administration’s policy that two regulations be eliminated for every one that is added.
According to an interview with Sara Nelson ( via Travel Weekly) in 2019, she… The thing is, the Trump administration wasn’t a fan of this, so despite the Act requiring the rule change to go into effect within 30 days, the DOT under that administration delayed it in any way it possibly could. In fact, this was laid out in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 passed by Congress long before Biden was in office. The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) press release is entitled “ Biden-Harris Administration Extends Rest Periods for Flight Attendants” which makes it sound like this is a new initiative by this administration. This is why the unions waged a lengthy campaign to have the rules changed to match what pilots have, 10 hours between shifts. Keep in mind that for a flight attendant, the time going to and from a hotel is usually considered part of the rest period, so getting to the hotel, checking in, changing clothes, and eating during an 8 hour rest does not leave much time for actual sleep.
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