Union Unite, which represents 2,000 Cook cabin crew, said it had negotiated a two-year “inflation linked” deal for its members.
Cook staff voted “overwhelmingly” in favour of the deal, which will see them receive a 3.2% annual increase or around £500 annually in basic pay backdated to April 2017.
Crew members will then get another pay increase in April 2018 based on the rate of inflation.
Unite regional officer Mike Gaskell said: “This pay deal is a ‘winter warmer’ which keeps up with inflation and recognises the hard work cabin crew do, day in, day out.
“It’s also good news that workers will receive hundreds of pounds in back pay in time for the festive season. At a time when inflation is on the rise and the economy is challenging, it pays to have a union negotiating pay.”
