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Job description
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Job
title:
AIR HOSTESS / STEWARD |
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AIRLINES |
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 Key
responsibilities
Your responsibilities will be as follows:
 The
air hostess or steward welcomes passengers on board and seats
them. He or she ensures the smooth running of the flight and safety
on board, serves and assists travellers, makes sales announcements
concerning the sale of tax free products.
A hostess and steward's main function is to ensure safety on board.
Before boarding, they very meticulously check the different machines
and devices in the cabin. Nothing must escape their attention:
interphones, lighting, life jackets, etc., everything must be
in perfect working order. During the flight, they encourage passengers
to respect safety instructions, present the life saving equipment
to them, etc.
Thanks to the care of the hostesses and stewards, the journey
must seem pleasant and not at all long to passengers. During the
flight, they carry out various tasks: distribution of newspapers,
drinks, toys for children. They serve meals, sell tobacco, alcohol
and other duty free products. Their commercial duties extend to
keeping accounts.
Hostesses and stewards are particularly responsible for ensuring
the comfort of elderly or handicapped passengers and young children.
Working
conditions
Irregular working hours and possible jet lag require huge availability.
A hostess or steward will fly for 60 to 70 hours per month over
20 days.
Candidate
profile
Aged between 21 and 35 for Air France, between 28 and 30 for the
other airlines
Minimum
BAC level (if BAC level, secondary school leaving certificate)
1m58 minimum (1m68 minimum for men in certain airlines)
Fluent
English (other languages an advantage)
Citizen
of the European Union
To have no military service obligations (except for Air France).
Personal
qualities:
Tidy
presentation and good speech
Pleasant, courteous
Good interpersonal
skills, sense of service
Sense of responsibility (they are responsible for safety on board)
Self control, thoroughness,
maturity, autonomy, adaptability
Enjoys working in a team
Totally available.
Physically and mentally strong (unsociable hours, jet lag and
permanent contact with highly diverse clientele)
Data for information purposes
only - not contractually binding. For further information, contact
the different airlines.
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