Career Option as Air Hostess

Ranjan K Baruah *

Some of us are fond of flying especially when we see birds in the sky or any other flying objects like planes. People have dream to travel by air though many can’t make it as it is costly than other mode of transport.

One of the fascinating and glamorous career options is being air hostess and 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. This is a highly demanding job which requires a lot of patience and involves odd duty hours.

The air hostess is called the first person to welcome a passenger; her welcoming smile and greeting acknowledge every passenger.

Inside the aircraft, she seems to be here, there and everywhere, greeting every passenger, guiding each to his or her seat, helping a passenger get settled, coordinating security personnel, giving directions as and when required and doing a myriad things.

Like air hostess there are flight stewards who are male. It does not mean that only girls can join this profession; there are ample opportunities for male candidates too.

Educational qualification for this career is plus two levels passed but people with higher qualification can also opt for it and they have more opportunities. Though there are no very formal courses but it is one of the hospitality sectors so degree/diploma in this regard is also beneficial.

Like air hostess there are flight stewards who are male. The applicant should be physically fit with a pleasing personality.

Strong communication skill with knowledge of different languages is an added advantage for the aspirants. Selection is done by different companies who are associated with flying business by various means.

There are some training institutes who groom people to join this career. Aspirants must select the institutes carefully before taking admission in those institutes.

There are many institutes which advertise for the training of air hostess but many of them have failed to make air hostess.

One must be careful when they prefer to take admission in any of the air hostess training academy.

In last few years some of the institutes have made good amount of money in the name of air hostess training but they have failed to give employment to their aspirants.

As the institutes charge a high amount, so, aspirants must be careful before talking admission in such institutes. I have seen many young people from the regions who are serving in different airlines including international airlines did not take admission in training institutes who advertise in a big way.