One day, if you want to become a flight attendant this article will help you for sure to make a very good decision about this career. In this article, you will learn about the task and requirements of being a flight attendant.
Everybody thinks a flight attendant is just traveling around the world. On the contrary, it's a job that requires being serious, organized and above all open-minded in order to provide good service. Also, someone observant, calm under fire, leader and have a good communication.
Flight attendants mainly work for airlines. Their role is to ensure that passengers on board aircraft are safe and that they can make the journey in comfort. They are also responsible for the comfort and safety of other crew members.
On a daily basis, Flight Attendants greet passengers boarding aircraft and direct them to assigned seats. They check to ensure that food, beverages, blankets, reading material, emergency equipment, and other supplies are aboard and are in adequate supply. Also, when they are not in service or on the plane they go to visit the country in which they are. Sometimes, them next travel it's two days later, so they profit.
Flight Attendants are employed by airlines and most of them work in commercial flights, although there is also a market for private flight attendants. Also, flight attendants can choose where they want to work. For example, some of them will do International travel or national travel. That's mean, Canada to Europe or Montreal to Toronto.
The first step in becoming a flight attendant is applying for a position with an airline. You'll need to meet the airline's requirements for education and experience. Sometimes, it's advantageous to have a DEC in Tourism, Languages or at the ITHQ. If you want to become a flight attendant, consider getting experience in customer service by working in a hotel, resort, or restaurant. Flight attendants must also meet specific physical requirements. Airlines typically have minimum and maximum heights. Also, be prepared to complete multiple interviews.
The salaries of flight attendants vary depending on experience, hours worked, and base airport. In general, flight attendants earn approximately $50.000 and that's depends where you are working. But, flight attendants can earn until $80.000 with very greats advantages.
Though a high school diploma is the minimum, airlines especially favor candidates with degrees that might facilitate customer service skills, such as communications, psychology and education. If the flight attendants talk more than French & English it is advantageous for them because they have more skills in communication.
Flight attendants are more often exposed to probable carcinogens in the cabin environment including cosmic ionizing radiation at flight altitude. They may also experience circadian-rhythm disruption caused by irregular work schedules and time-zone shifts. Also, when there are plane crashes, plane crashes are often irreversible and risk losing their lives in less than 5 minutes.
Flights attendant will never be replaces by robots because, they give services to ensure the safety, security, and comfort of airline passengers during flights. Greet passengers, verify tickets, explain use of safety equipment, and serve food or beverages. I think that it's a human work, so I hope they will not be replaced by robots.
American flight attendants are, on average, 46 years old. This has, understandably, crept up over the years. The golden age of aviation saw flight attendants hired at a very young age, and they were retired by around the age of 35. I think it depends on each continent. For example, I know in Africa when you arrive at the age of 50 years they give your pension.
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