Flight attendant

1. General characteristics of the profession

Responsible for organizing the pastime of passengers in air transport, as well as organizing measures for flight safety and communication between the crew and passengers.

2. Official duties

Most of the passenger traffic in our country and around the world comes from air transport. Naturally, when transporting passengers, except pilots, navigators and mechanics, i.e. In addition to those involved in technical equipment and flight, we need special people who help passengers on board and take care of their health and safety. This work is done by cabin crew. The flight attendant meets passengers on board the aircraft, helps them take their seats, organizes food for the passengers, and answers questions that arise during their flight. In addition, the flight attendant takes the baggage of passengers and delivers it on arrival. The flight attendant carries out all flight safety measures, he manages spare hatches, life jackets, inflatable boats for emergency landing and inflatable ramps for emergency landing. He also carries out constant communication between the crew of the aircraft and passengers, recommends them how to behave in certain areas of the flight. The flight attendant must have qualities such as goodwill and contact - it is important that passengers feel comfortable on board the aircraft. At the same time, the flight attendant must be quick-witted, able to make quick decisions, because during the flight all kinds of surprises may occur, he must be able to provide first aid. Also, the flight attendant should be hardy, because taking care of passengers on board requires some physical effort.

3. Qualification requirements