The friendly skies
Posted on February 8, 2008 at 6:12 pm by Sherri R
For those looking to get into the travel industry you may want to consider flight attendant school to help you gain access to a whole new world of travel. This is a very demanding, but rewarding career that can help you see and visit places that you may have never thought possible. I was on a flight today where we were delayed over an hour and put several passengers including myself in jeopardy of missing their connections. The flight attendants were very calming and made calls to find information of connecting gates along with helping to contact the corresponding airlines to make sure they were aware of our late arrival. For many of us this was the last connecting flight out and could have meant an overnight stay had we missed our connection. Today’s flight attendant career is not like it was back in the early 80’s when more airlines were able to splurge on their customers and you generally saw more perks. With airlines trimming the costs the role of the flight attendant has become more important to the facing role with the paying customer.
I had two aunts who were flight attendants in the 1980’s and they would always talk about the locations and people that they got to meet and see. If you love to interact with people, love to travel, and love a challenge then finding a career in the travel industry as a flight attendant may be right for you. You can find more information about this rewarding career through the flight attendant blog that will provide up to date information on what it takes to fly the friendly skies.
