Air Hostess
This is a very promising career option with the vision of a smart, efficient lady in mind. Many young girls opt for the career because of the exciting experience of flying, visiting different places, interacting with different kinds of people on board and for the very attractive pay package. Liberalisation of air policies have increased the private operation of air services and this has created immense job opportunities in this field. Even though this career gives exciting experience it is not as easy as it seems. This is a highly demanding job which requires a lot of patience and involves odd duty hours. To be more specific behind this career lies a strong conviction, commitment and hard work for learning the technical aspects of aircraft operation and skills to tackle difficult situation.
Courses
Certificate
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6 months to 1 year
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10+2 with any stream
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Personality Traits
i. A gentle, smiling and friendly attitude.
ii. Patience in facing people of different temperaments Assisting them without getting emotional (or) irritated.
iii. Good command over Spoken English.
The presence of mind to act in an emergency situation and capable of tackling it both independently and also as part of the entire crew.
Employment Avenues
With privatization and many international airlines flying to Indian destinations, cabin crew are being recruited not just by the domestic airlines, but also by foreign airlines.
They have opportunities in different airlines include private owned domestic and international airlines namely Sahara, Singapore airlines, Jet Airways etc and government air services like Air India and Indian Airlines.
The span of their flying career as symbols of hospitality may tend to be contractual, but experienced cabin crew are successfully absorbed in alternative careers in travel and tourism, hotels and in mass media, to name a few prominent options.