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What is a Flight Attendant?

Browse available Flight Attendant Jobs. A person who wants to take their willingness to help people one step forward and do his/her primary duty to ensure safety and security while traveling by air is a flight attendant. They are a part of cabin crew in flight who looks after the need and requirement of passengers traveling. For all types of flights, be it commercial, business or military, flight attendants are a must. Not only that but they also take care of the basic conditions needed to maintain a healthy atmosphere and support passengers in times of need and unfortunate incidents. Flight attendants are also the medium of communication between the pilot and passengers to make sure, the journey is comfortable for all.

Flight Attendant Jobs Overview

Everyone has a basic idea about the job of flight attendants. They not only maintain and ensure the safety of people but along with that, they provide all sorts of information required to maintain the security. For example, they will brief on the safety details, equipment, weather condition, turbulence, also notifying at least 40 minutes before landing, then again 10 minutes before takeoff. They have a list of passengers who are traveling on the plane and will guide them to get to their allotted seats. It is the job a flight attendant to take care of VIP passengers, people traveling with health conditions and infants.

Minimum Age to Be a Flight Attendant: 

The least age limit needs to be 18 years. But it depends from airline to airline. In some airline companies, they hire attendants who are of above 21 and in some who are above 19 like United Airlines.

Flight Attendant Education Requirements: 

To be a flight attendant, the minimum qualification is high school diploma. However, it is better to have some college course degree, as it will increase the value of your resume to be considered for the same position. Along with that, one needs to have some vocational training for the same, having a proper knowledge about the emergency working and handling of situations inside a flight is highly important.

Flight Attendant Job Description

Flight attendants have a lot to do inside a flight as the entire management work is on their hands. Starting from communication to providing needful duties and taking care of passenger’s requirement, everything lies in the hand of a flight attendant. They have a flexible schedule and usually don’t work more than 12 hours. Only in some cases, especially during overseas traveling and international flight, they might have to work for 14 hours. They also take care of the other related issues like luggage organizing, serving beverages and refreshments, keeping the flight clean and tidy and making sure of traveler’s comfort. They also make it a point to serve with a humble and patient attitude whenever someone calls for them.

Flight Attendant Job Duties and Responsibilities

There are a set of duties and responsibilities that flight attendants need to perform so that they can let the system work in an efficient and smooth manner.

  • Check the tickets and IDs of every passenger
  • Greeting travelers warmly
  • Monitoring the behavior of people inside the flight. If they find anyone to be suspicious, immediately taking the needful actions against the person.
  • Providing with proper hospitality
  • Weighing the luggage and deciding on where it would be, whether in the cargo or they can carry it as hand luggage
  • Respond to onboard medical condition

Flight Attendant Job Requirements

To be a successful flight attendant, there are certain skills that one needs to possess and execute in a proper manner:

  • One has to be extremely attentive to make sure that they can keep up with their service in an active manner.
  • Excellent communication skill is another key factor that needs to be added
  • They should have excellent customer service skills so that they can provide with correct information as well as keep guiding travelers in an appropriate manner
  • The presence of mind is an imperative requirement. This is because, if any situation arises, flight attendants need to handle in a calm, quick and spontaneous manner
  • They should have proper vision and should not suffer from any critical health hazard
  • Most importantly, all of them should be very humble and presentable

How to Become a Flight Attendant

To become a successful flight attendant, one has to be very dedicated and passionate about one’s job. Along with that, they should have a proper educational qualification and a license to work as an attendant. One can also go for vocational training where they prepare an individual with utmost detailing to fit in this position.

Flight Attendant Salary

As adventurous this job is, it also fetches some very good salary. According to the US airlines pay scale, they get around $44,800 per annum. With experience, the highest recorded salary is $72,500 per annum on an average.

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