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Come me fly with me! ✈️ A whole new career opportunity?

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kittylester Thu 24-Nov-22 09:28:05

I failed the interview years ago - not glamorous enough, I suspect.

Of course I am much more glamorous now so should get in easily.

henetha Thu 24-Nov-22 09:20:10

Could I be allowed a nap now and then? 😁

Mizuna Thu 24-Nov-22 08:58:06

I'm wondering if the aisle would be wide enough for my crutches as I shimmied back and forth. gringrin

Millie22 Thu 24-Nov-22 08:56:30

Hmm no as

I wouldn't be able to reach the overhead lockers.
I'd probably spill the drinks.
I might find it very hard to be polite to rude people!!
And I don't like travelling unless on holiday.

Calendargirl Thu 24-Nov-22 08:55:17

In my ‘Bunty’ comic when I was young, one of the stories was ‘Lyn Raymond, Air Stewardess’.

How glamorous it looked! The uniform, the lipstick, the exotic Mediterranean stop offs ( at 6 years old, I had no idea where the Med was, but it didn’t look like Skegness or Blackpool!)

Not so glam nowadays, that was the 50’s when flying was glam.

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Visgir1 Thu 24-Nov-22 08:41:39

I had a work chum, who went on to be cabin crew in her late 40 's she said there was a couple on her course in thier 50' s, that was about 15 yrs ago.
She was with BA and I believe she's still flying.
Give it a go!

downtoearth Thu 24-Nov-22 08:16:06

I could push the cart thingy up and down the aisle it will help me walk in the heels and hold me upright,I wouldnt need my stick,although it would come in handy for pushing things in overhead lockers,and pointing out the exits,my opportunities are endless how do I apply

AussieGran59 Thu 24-Nov-22 08:15:34

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Grandmadinosaur Thu 24-Nov-22 07:54:00

Reach *

Grandmadinosaur Thu 24-Nov-22 07:53:45

Wow! That’s what I wanted to do when I was a little girl. I don’t think I’d get the job I can’t teach the overhead lockers 🤣

MawtheMerrier Thu 24-Nov-22 07:51:54

EMPTY-NESTERS are being urged to consider a second career as cabin crew, as airlines try to shrug off the notion that the career is only for young jet-setters
The budget airline easyJet has begun a recruitment drive for over-45s “to show that a career as cabin crew is open to anyone with the right skills, regardless of age”.
It is particularly targeting people whose children have left home or who are looking for a new career later in life, after research from the airline suggested that more than three quarters of empty-nesters were seeking a new challenge.
So - what are we waiting for? gringrin ✈️