Understaffed airlines are struggling to handle the recent surge in travel demand, causing mass delays. 7 airline and airport workers told Insider how this summer's flight chaos has impacted their jobs ...

They work in all weather loading and unloading your suitcases, the mail, freight, even dead bodies and wild and domestic animals. They deice the airplane in winter, and clean it between each flight.

If you've ever taken a commercial airplane flight, you've seen those folks driving, waving signals and walking alongside your plane as it prepares to take off or coasts into the gate. They are ...