Flight Attendant

Flight attendants provide onboard service to aircraft passengers and ensure the observance of airline safety procedures.

Flight attendants may perform the following tasks:

• conduct pre-flight cabin checks
• check boarding passes and direct passengers to seats
• advise passengers of safety regulations
• distribute reading material and serve meals and drinks
• provide first aid treatment and assist sick passengers
• anticipate and provide for the comfort of passengers needing special attention, including unaccompanied children, parents with infants, people with disabilities, the elderly and non-English-speaking passengers
• take action in the event of decompression, turbulence, mechanical malfunction, or unlawful acts by passengers
• prepare for emergency landings and the evacuation of passengers.

Flight attendants work in shifts which involve irregular hours, working weekends and public holidays, and spending time away from home. They work long hours in a pressurised cabin and must adjust to varying climatic conditions and different time zones.

Personal Requirements:

• friendly personality with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• able to work as part of a team
• excellent grooming
• able to work under pressure and within tight time frames
• able to adapt easily to an irregular lifestyle
• good health and fitness
• able to satisfy height requirements (for some airlines)
• able to swim approximately 20 to 50 metres unaided (for some airlines)
• at least 18 years of age.

Related Jobs:

• Airline Passenger Officer
• Ship's Catering Attendant
• Waiter

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