Flight Attendant
Attend to guests’ concerns and ensure their safety and comfort during a flight.
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What's it like to be a Flight Attendant?
Also known as Cabin Attendants, Flight Attendants’ primary objective is to manage customer satisfaction on a flight. They perform a range of tasks that include serving food and beverage, and doing safety checks before and during take off. They instruct passengers regarding emergency procedures, and they inspect emergency equipment to know if they are still functioning. Flight Attendants frequently visit aisles to check on passengers. They provide comfort to passengers during aircraft turbulence, and ensure that the flight is stress-free.
Tasks and duties
- Making the atmosphere for passengers friendly and safe.
- Making sure there are enough emergency supplies on board.
- Verifying tickets or passes.
- Greeting passengers as they arrive and helping them with their luggage.
- Answering inquiries of passengers about the flight and providing them with adequate information.
- Attending to passengers’ needs throughout the duration of the flight.
- Performing first aid in case of emergencies.
- Handling security issues to uphold the airline’s integrity.
- Tidying aircraft bins and ensuring that the environment is clean and without hazards.
How to become a Flight Attendant
While you can become a Flight Attendant with a secondary school certificate, some employers are now actively seeking applicants with a college degree.
- Complete your secondary school certificate under the HUMSS strand (Humanities and Social Sciences).
- Consider taking a bachelor degree in people-oriented disciplines, such as communications, psychology, nursing, or travel and tourism.
- If you’re pursuing to get into an international airline, learning a foreign language and speaking it fluently will be beneficial for you.
- Gain experience. Many airlines require that you have at least two years of experience in hospitality or customer service before you become a Flight Attendant.
- Look for employment opportunities in local and international airlines and complete the airline’s training program. These programs typically last for three to six weeks, and during this time, you will learn about airport codes and operations, how to make PA announcements, and to perform routine job duties.
