An Air Hostess is a woman steward (an attendant on an aeroplane) on an aeroplane. An Air Hostess is an essential part of the Flight Crew. Air Hosting is a part of Aviation & Hospitality Management Sector. Many young and smart girls dream to become an Air-Hostess and in modern times becoming an Air-Hostess is far more easier than ever before.The increase in Air Traffic and the adoption of 'Open Sky Policy' has lead to the emergence of various domestic and international airlines. This along with mushrooming of Air Hostess academies has made this profession One of the most sought after by the young generation.

The foremost duty of an Air-hostess is to welcome and help the travellers in making the journey as smooth as possible. An Air-Hostess has her task cut out in providing in-flight information, demonstrating emergency-safety regulations, and treating the travellers with gourmet meals. All additional assistance sought by passengers is extended by an Air-Hostess in making the journey pleasant and comfortable. Depending on the routes they fly, cabin crew may get to do a lot of sightseeing; the longer the route the higher are the chances of sightseeing as crews often change planes at 'slip points' or step overs. At these times they stay at luxury hotels at the airlines' expense.

Some of specialized fields of Airhostess Courses:

  • Ground Operations
  • Airline Management
  • Airline Administration
  • Airline Checking
  • Cabin Crew Training


Subjects of study in Airhostess courses

The study of this field includes all or few of these – 

  1. First Aid Training
  2. Grooming
  3. Spoken English
  4. Business English
  5. Airport and In-flight Practical Orientation
  6. Practical Training on Fidelio and Galelio
  7. Swimming

Objectives 

  • Introducing safety procedures to the passengers
  • Providing food and drinks
  • To brief passengers during critical situations particularly arising with flights facing rough weather conditions.
  • Attending to needs of special passengers such as those who are sick and VIPs

Basic requirement to join Airhostess Courses

10+2 pass certificate or a Graduation degree (preferably Hotel Management or Tourism) is required to get enrolled for a short term Air-Hostess Diploma course.
Age should below 25 years of age and at least 154.5-157.5 cms tall. Weight and height should be proportionate with good eyesight of 6/6 uncorrected vision in both eyes.

Job prospectutes after complete Airhostess Courses

A host of domestic and foreign airliners provide amazing employment avenues to promising young women. Apart from excellent perks and remuneration, it is full of wonderful trips to exciting destinations. An Air-Hostess may climb the career ladder to become Head Flight attendant and also move alternatively to Ground Staff services. Air-Hostesses are paid according to experience. A fresher may earn anywhere between 16,000 and 30,000 Rupees. A Head Flight attendant may earn up to 70,000 Rupees in the domestic aviation sector. However, working with foreign airlines may prove to be lucrative. Reputed international airliners pay an average of nearly 1.5 Lac Rupees with senior Air-Hostesses getting above 3 Lac Rupees apart from lucrative perks and packages.

In the domestic aviation sector, Jet Airways and Kingfisher Airlines lead among the private recruiters with Indian (Indian Airlines) as the leading public carrier. In the International sector Singapore Airlines, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Qatar Airways, Fly Emirates are the top recruiters. Different airlines advertise their openings and interested candidates must keep a lookout for these and apply as per the specifications. Career as an Air Hostess generally lasts for about eight to ten years. Air Hostess career 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.

Some Job Types

  1. Senior Flight Attendant
  2. Head Attendant
  3. Ground Hostess
  4. Check Hostess
  5. Airhostess Trainer
  6. Airline Management
  7. Travel Agent

Some Employment Areas

  • Travel and Tourism
  • Hospitality Industry
  • Mass Media
  • Training Academies
  • Councelling