Flight attendant jobs thread 9

[khat]

napansin ko sobrang pahirapan ngayon yung qualifications ng mga FA noh, parang kailangan eh dapat artistahin or kutis artista ka para matanggap,lol, dito sa US napansin ko mga FA nila (domestic flights) may mga oldies and doesn't really matter yung physical appearances

[tifay]

korek ka jan sis @khat. i fly emirates every December since i moved to pinas to visit my family and they're all not so bongang kagandahan na super model looking.
yung mga domestic flights nga here like cebu pacific some FA's mas taller pa ako. actually sabi nung friend ko mahigpit lang talaga sa pinas ang recruiters unlike if mag walk in ka at lets say emitates. maybe may image sila na pinaninindigan lol
i have friends who are FA's at Oman air, air arabia&emirates lahat sila ng walk in lang even if sa pinas sila galing kinuha sila ng dad nila.
thats what i'm planning on doing kase dito parang big deal na mukang artista ka dapat pero pag kita mo sa mga FA's simple naman karamihan. tapos sa domestic pa dito sa pinas 25years old lang eh i graduated at 25 then nag board exam pa kase galing ako abroad so they keep asking bakit late ako nakatapos di nila ma gets educational system sa abroad. kalowka lang. oh well.. 

[wowry]

minsan hindi rin sa hitsura.minsan sa personality rin talaga. when i apply sa cebu pac i was very young back then. hindi ako marunong mag-make up, wala talagang kaayos ayos. mga kasabayan ko ang tatangkad at ang gaganda ng porma parang mga model. ako naka pink sunday dress na sleeveless na knee high parang magsisimba lang lol.wala rin kasi akong money before pambili ng proper attire at make up. but then siguro nakita lang din ng nag-interview sa akin na gustong gusto ko talaga at super smile lang ako kahit sobrang kaba at hiya. kaya mga sis go lang ng go

[richnskinny]

I say go for it.
I applied for a flight attendant job at PAL way back when I was just 23 but I did not get it. Why? I was not prepared. I did not dress the part (I wore a sleeveless top, printed skirt and flats, so casual), had neither make up nor blow dry (I was going for the natural look, which was a big mistake), did not smile (too nervous), slouched a lot. Although some of the girls were taller than me (I'm 5 feet four inches without heels), I did not exactly lag behind in the looks department. I failed the very first test, what they call impact interview.
This began my downward spiral. I lost confidence in myself.
Hindsight is 20/20. I should have dusted myself off, picked up the pieces and applied for the same position at another airline. Gosh! It took me 30 years to figure this one out. Now I'm over the hill and that's one mistake I was not able to recover from.
I wanted to be a flight attendant because I love to travel, meet people form all walks of life, visit as many places as I can, be well-groomed and smartly-dressed at all times.
Although I have all of these now (I live a very comfortable and financially blessed existence), the cries of unfulfilled dreams and lost opportunities still haunt me to this day. I have so many what ifs and what could have beens.   
A career in the airline industry has a very short shelf life. You have the benefit of my experience.
So GO for it. Be prepared and just DO it.   

[Naughty^GuRu]

whenever i fly emirates or etihad (dubai/abu dhabi to/from Manila), pansin ko lang hindi ganun ka-hot yung mga attendants, some are short and some are fat lalo na pag pinay or indian. pero yung dubai/abu dhabi to uk/eu mga matatangkad na slim yung mga FAs. mga airlines na may hot FAs na nasakyan ko: koreanair, thai airways, and cathay. american airlines naman mga matatanda  pansin ko rin pala sa emirates and etihad, ang susungit ng mga pinay FAs lalo na kung pilipino yung binibigyan nila ng service.

[brandi]

^really? tapos ang screening dito akala mo beauty pageant. may kakilala nga ako nasa air aisa ewan ko paano siya natanggagp doon. im way taller than her and hindi sa pagmamalaki prettier than her. swertehin din siguro. im already 25 kahit gusto ko itry nakakaloka ang screening ng FAs dito ginagawang pageant hehe, sana makapag out of the country ako minsan at maka tsamba ng screening. and i think it's not yet late for me. kasi like what you've said,  sa mga american airlines nga matatanda din nakikita ko hehe. who knows. 

[tifay]

korek ka jan sis ako it was my childhood dream talaga kase i fly a lot pero as a passenger hehe actually  yung best friends of my mom was with cathay&emirates  and as far as they have told me madami nag aapply na above 25 kase it will take you a year or so bago ka ma upgrade to fly airbus start ka ata muna sa boeing&short flights if i'm correct small plane muna also economy class muna parang mataas na position if nasa 1st class ka iba na din uniform. yung friend niya sa emirates parang 40+yrs old na nung nag retire as in sinulit niya hehe lalake naman kc yun tapos naging asawa niya stewardess din cute diba.
yung isang friend ko sa oman start niya she was just a reliever pag may nag off saka sha nag fly mga 2x a week nga lang daw baka kanya kanya yun depende sa airlines. and sabi nung isang friend ko naman since matagal na sha nag fly parang libre na enhancements niya sa face tumatanda na kase not sure lang if may derma sa airline nila or meron sila tie up na derma at charge to company na. meron sila mga kasama nasa 45yrs old na then they shift to ground position if mag aasawa.
i just got the courage nung tinawagan ako ni airphil earlier this year it was then na i realized how much i wanted this and sana dito nalang din sa pinas kase i like it here kaso parang ayaw sa akin ng pinas lol
kaya eto target na international. hopefully next month i get to go back to Dubai at susugod na ko confident&prepared.   

[brandi]

^ako naman sis hindi ko naman dream. may nagsabi lang sa akin na itry ko haha.

Nag try ako cebu pac kaso hindi ako natanggap. malaki daw b***s ko at hips ko. sa loob loob ko may ganoong factor?haha. nagtry din ako zest air, ok naman kaso hindi ko tinanggap kasi natatakot ako sa mga planes nila minsan kasi may nasasakyan ako na parang luma at kakarag karag na. nag try din ako sa pal. hindi naman ako tinanggap. masyado daw ako maputi.

ano ba yan?haha. sa qatar air nagtry ako.un una fail.[textspeak!] pangalawa interview umabot ako. hindi din ako natanggap. maputi daw ako at singkit. mag try daw ako sa asiana. omg?!? haha kaloka...fyi, hindi ako chinese...

[tifay]

@ brandi hahaha sis naloka naman ako dami nila arte ako sa airphil lang naka try kase sila lang till 30 ang age keri. at sa kasamaan palad ako na nga lang mauti sa ng apply wala samin ni isa nakuha. kaya lahat kami parang ano ba gusto niyo?! mag sing&dance pa kami lol
ano experience mo sa qatar airways interview sis? dami kase nag sabi sakin not nice daw treatment doon kaya lagi hiring don't know lang if true kc wala ako kilala doon.
sabi ni friend sa oman air may question daw na what wuold you do if may isang seat nalang available sa 1st class kanino mo bibigay? sa ceo ng airlines, senior citizen passenger, disabled passenger or passenger with a baby.
puro daw situational karimihan tanong at jogsak ka if di ok sagot mo even if tama naman in geneeral, dapat daw customer service oriented/related. ano naman kaya ang tamang sagot dun sa tanog na yun naloka ako.
meron din naman daw depende sa airline they need x-ray ng teeth mo to see saan ang mga retoke na teeth like pasta pati wisdom tooth if impacted minsan pinapatangal daw. natawa nga ako parang they screen you physically na nga kasama pa body&soul as in 100000% lol parang napaka imperfect mo pag di ka pumasa.
pero masaya lang ma experience yung ganoon na parang to see what people go through to get in.

[Miss Charcoal]

noob quesdtion, ano pinagkaiba ng flight attendant sa cabin crew? O.o

[prinsesitah]

any news sa mga nagaaply sa cabin service assistant ng emirates???

[tifay]

@prinsesitah sis i think taga linis din yung cabin service assistant i remember i asked nung nasa IPAMS ako dati kase hiring sa japan yun CSA sabi sa akin taga linins sa first class A380 planes and need may experience ka in house keeping.

[brandi]

@ brandi hahaha sis naloka naman ako dami nila arte ako sa airphil lang naka try kase sila lang till 30 ang age keri. at sa kasamaan palad ako na nga lang mauti sa ng apply wala samin ni isa nakuha. kaya lahat kami parang ano ba gusto niyo?! mag sing&dance pa kami lol
ano experience mo sa qatar airways interview sis? dami kase nag sabi sakin not nice daw treatment doon kaya lagi hiring don't know lang if true kc wala ako kilala doon.

sis ang questions mostly re geography malay ko naman doon di ba.

accdg sa mga experienced FAs na nakakatabi ko before (ang ingay kasi nila magkwentuhan para bang kulang na lang sabihin nila,FA kami!  )strict nga daw doon kaya mayat maya may nateterminate.

[akireyhoj]

dream ko maging flight attendant! kaso ayaw ng daddy ko tsaka feeling ko hindi ako matatanggap kasi pangit ng teeth ko pero now nagpa braces ako nag iisip ako gusto ko itry haha!

i have a schoolmate sa qatar airways sya nag wowork. hirap daw ng training na dinaanan nya. kakainggit lahat napuntahan na nya tapos madami syang branded bags (dun ako nainggit haha)

tapos meron akong dating officemate, nag apply daw sya don titignan daw kung may scars ka sa katawan. even the UA ata kung maputi sa isip isip ko, hindi naman sila naka sleeveless ah?

dream ko talaga to kasi gusto ko mapuntahan lahat ng lugar (gala kasi ako) hehe

[Prunella]

Thai Airways and Singapore Airlines have the best-looking FAs, IMO. Swiss, Emirates, Virgin, and Etihad have average-looking ones.

I haven't tried PAL nor CebuPac, so I really can't judge. Pero balita ko super strict talaga sila sa pag-screen ng applicants.

[tifay]

sis ang questions mostly re geography malay ko naman doon di ba.

accdg sa mga experienced FAs na nakakatabi ko before (ang ingay kasi nila magkwentuhan para bang kulang na lang sabihin nila,FA kami!   )strict nga daw doon kaya mayat maya may nateterminate.

hahaha korek! nako sis sabi every 6 months daw exam nila if di pumasa tangal ka agad kaya lagi hiring. kumusta naman yun eh what if reliever ka lang nang 6 month so 1 or 2x a week ka lang fly tapos local lang tapos sabay bumagsak ka pa sa exam di pa man umiinit upoan mo tangal na agad. over! from 100 applicants nga daw sa qatar air nahihire 2-3 lang. super dramatic daw sila mg cut as in sa screening palang tsugi na half.

@akireyhoj atama ka jan ako din ingit ako sa friend ko sa oman air grabe sa 4 years niya doon na FA dami na niya napunthan at dami na branded bags lol isang sweldo nga daw isang lv or prada hello naman! kayo na haha

[tifay]

share ko lang experience ko mga sis wag na ask when ito naganap for Qatar haha-
Open day- Watch a presentation about Qatar and Qatar Airways. pwede mag ask questions pero sympre nahiya ako. tapos collect CV's and while doing that, they will ask questions more on background check&what you're like as a person kaya dapat impress ka agad. 
Assessment day- For people who got "THE" phone call after OD. bawal na walk in. eto na write a short essay, sila mag give about what mostly situational. tapos arm reach test and weight etc. after essay and nose bleed, they divide into groups na and make group activities. eto na ang mahirap kase you need to get along with group mates meron mga shonga lang, may tahimik at meron naman super feeling boss. after niyo mag present parang 30mins bawat group, mag cut off na sila as in parang half or 70% nang tao nawala!
super subaybay sila sa mga applicants, as in parang nasa pageant ka! smile palagi, sit straight, poise, wag tatawa malakas etc kase pinapanood nila bawat galaw mo...nakakaloka! akala ko keme lang PBB pala iksena lol kaya pala "be your self" madalas na sinasabi.
tapos nag cut ulit sila for last day 3rd day bago natapos yung araw as in 7 or 10 nalang naiwan samin. good luck naman diba! matira matibay.
Final interview- mas di na sha haggard parang nag uusap nalang kayo they'll give situations lang na sobrang hirap like paano mo handle if you experience it on board, proove you're worthy na talaga. kumbaga test nalang if tama ba na ikaw naiwan from the rest.
altho di pa din naman sure if hired ka after 3rd/last interview kase wait pa ulit within 3 weeks mag email or call sila if you're in.
bow!
at may nag sabi sa akin super strict nga nang Qatar air may bond din sila if di mo matapos yung contract paysum mo sila nung bond. and eto di ko kinaya- pag nag ka pimples ka while on duty ma reduce salary mo to basic salary at magging parang suspended ka daw parang puro local flights lang ata or magging sa ground ka lang. over diba!
kaya pala every 6 months sila nag exam dami nila tinatangal kase probationary ka muna diba so if di ka magustohan tegi ka na agad. wala na tanong tanong.

[yanmae]

Mga sis wala na ba yung previous thread?

[euwie]

whenever i fly emirates or etihad (dubai/abu dhabi to/from Manila), pansin ko lang hindi ganun ka-hot yung mga attendants, some are short and some are fat lalo na pag pinay or indian. pero yung dubai/abu dhabi to uk/eu mga matatangkad na slim yung mga FAs.

Bro what do you mean by this? Going to uk/eu matatangkad na slim FAs ng emirates/etihad? At kapag mnl flights naman, it's the opposite? If yes, hindi pinipili based on the looks who goes where.  Sa dami ng fa, wala ng panahon para mamili pa sila ng ganon.  And may i add, hindi fashion show ang pagiging fa so if people are expecting beauty queens and models strutting the aisle, well sorry to disappoint you.  Hindi madaling trabaho ang pagiging fa.  At nakakataba rin ang trabahong to. Tao lang rin sila, tumataba, nagkakawrinkles, nababad trip., napapagod.

Regarding sa attitude, only a small number of pinoys siguro ang masungit.  Bawal na bawal magsungit lalo na ME airline.  Maintindihan ko pa kung eu/uk airline yan, pero ME, it's a no no. They are strongly against discrimination as well. Di porket hindi pasok sa pagiging beauty queen ang beauty mo, e wala ka ng chance. Nasa personality at brains yun.

[Naughty^GuRu]

Bro what do you mean by this? Going to uk/eu matatangkad na slim FAs ng emirates/etihad? At kapag mnl flights naman, it's the opposite? If yes, hindi pinipili based on the looks who goes where.  Sa dami ng fa, wala ng panahon para mamili pa sila ng ganon.  And may i add, hindi fashion show ang pagiging fa so if people are expecting beauty queens and models strutting the aisle, well sorry to disappoint you.  Hindi madaling trabaho ang pagiging fa.  At nakakataba rin ang trabahong to. Tao lang rin sila, tumataba, nagkakawrinkles, nababad trip., napapagod.

Going to uk/eu matatangkad na slim FAs ng emirates/etihad? At kapag mnl flights naman, it's the opposite? Yes! and yun nga eh, sa dami ng aspiring FAs ngayon, parang hindi na particular ang mga ME airlines sa looks ng FAs nila. im not saying na pang model/sexy/beautiful lang ang pagiging FA, my point is that unlike before, hindi na standard ng airlines ang looks ng FAs, well for Emirates and Etihad. and i know hindi madaling trabaho ang pagiging FA, noticed na gising and busy mga FAs buong flights. what more pa yung mga direct flights like KLM from Amsterdam to Manila.

Regarding sa attitude, only a small number of pinoys siguro ang masungit.  Bawal na bawal magsungit lalo na ME airline.  Maintindihan ko pa kung eu/uk airline yan, pero ME, it's a no no. They are strongly against discrimination as well. Di porket hindi pasok sa pagiging beauty queen ang beauty mo, e wala ka ng chance. Nasa personality at brains yun.

i don't know about your flying experiences, pero ako tuwing emirates or etihad ako, nakakaencounter ako ng masungit na pinay FA. hindi ako yung nasusungitan pero naririnig ko lang or nakikita ko lang, lalo na kung DH yung pinoy/pinay. there was even one time na muntik na ako makipag usap sa FA kasi sobrang sinusungitan niya yung isang pinay na halatang DH.

not to offend the FAs and FA aspirants but more than being "brainy" they should be more of a people person and should have a good personality. much like a sales lady or a nurse, na kahit haggard at pagod na sa work, naka-smile pa rin. they are being paid para maging maganda yung experience ng flyers nila. and as far as i know, kasama sa binabayaran yung service ng FAs. you don't really need to be intelligent to be an FA.