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, co-ordinating security personnel, giving directions as and when required and doing a myriad things.Basically, she’s on constant call all the time.
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.
Scope and Potentiality of Indian Aviation Sector
India, the second largest aviation industry of the world, has close to 370 aircraft today and more are being added. It is expected that about 25% will be the average annual growth in the airline industry in the next 2 years. India’s civil aviation passenger growth, at 20 per cent, is among the highest in the world. The number of passengers who will be airborne by 2020 is a whopping 400 million. India’s civil aviation ministry expects 80 million passengers by 2020. The civil aviation sector is growing at the rate of 35-40% in the country. The aviation industry will attract investment of $120-150 billion over the next 10 years and have more than 1,000 aircraft in the next 5 years. Nearly three million jobs will be created in the next 10 years. Air traffic is projected to grow from 60 million per annum at present to 100 million in 2010 and 280 million in 2020.
Opportunities !!! Opportunities !!!!
40, 000 cabin crew will be required in the Indian civil aviation industry in the next 3 to 4 years and will create 40 lakh jobs in the next 10 years. If the collective industry fleet strength expected to reach 900 from the present 350 by 2009, the Indian aviation industry would require 7,500 to 8,000 cabin crew (which includes air hostesses) per year. India’s domestic airlines would need 650 new aircraft by 2012, up from the current 210 creating a huge demand for air hostesses. According to estimates by World Travel & Tourism Council, India will have at least 1.5 million openings in aviation and related industries by 2010, but is facing an increasing shortage of trained personnel.
Eligibility & Course Areas: Eligibility for an airhostess-training programme is plus two/ or a graduate degree with a diploma/degree in Hotel Management or Tourism Management. The applicant should be physically fit with a pleasing personality and clear complexion.
Remuneration : In the beginning, depending on the airlines you are getting into, your salary and other allowance may ad up to Rs.16,000 to Rs.35,000(approx) or more per month.
