In a message dated 10/7/2003 7:16:10 AM Pacific Daylight Time, boblochry@xxxxxxx writes: << I don't work for Southwest and some of their work rules and contracts differ from the network carriers. At most network carriers the F/A's are not paid for the time that the aircraft is at the gate. >> WN is one for the few (if only) airlines that still pays "per trip" rather than per hour. They pay per mile the plane flies. That has been a bit of a bone of contention with their F/A union, but I believe their F/A's are comparably compensated