AeroSoft Corp: How to become an Air Hostess in India

Wednesday 2 December 2020

How to become an Air Hostess in India

How to become an Air Hostess in India

The air hostess is the primary career line of an airlines career. This career involves in pleasant, friendly and enthusiastic personality and environment. To become an “Air Hostess” is like a dream come true for the young girls. Flying is the dream of everyone.

SKILLS NEEDED

Becoming an air hostess requires specific set of skills to ensure that passengers receive the bets of the best during their fight time. The skill required include but are not limited to the following:

· A positive attitude

· Team player

· Good appearance

· Calm and composed

· Sense of responsibility

· Language proficiency

· Pleasant voice and personality

· Communication and interpersonal skills

· Working under stress

ELIGIBILITY /QUALIFICATIONS FOR BECOMING AN AIR HOSTESS

The candidate needs to have the following in order to be eligible to work with an airline:

· Age Bar: Between the age group of 18 – 26 years.

· Height requirements: A minimum height of 157.5centimeters is required with proportionate weight.

· Marital status: Unmarried or married (depends on the airline)

· Eye Sight: A normal vision of 6/6 or 6/24 is required in both the eyes

· Language: Should have mastery in spoken English and other languages as required

· Passport: Should be eligible for an Indian passport

· Medical fitness: Should be medically fit

· Complexion: Fair to clear complexion

· Education: Any graduate degree or a 10+2 degree in hospitality

COURSES FOR BECOMING AN AIR HOSTESS

There are various institutes which offer certificate course, diploma and degree programs which can take one, a few steps further in becoming an airhostess. These course focus on imparting a vast number of skill in field including emergency management, catering training, navigations skills and more.

CERTIFICATE COURSES

These course can be taken for a period of one year after finishing +2 in any recognized field. These include:

· Aviation and Hospitality Services

· Hospitality Travel and Customer Service

· Night Rating

· Aviation Management

· Air Hostess/Flight Purser

· Aviation Hospitality & Travel Management

· International Airlines and Travel Management

· Private Pilot Training

· Commercial Pilot Training

· Air Ticketing & Tourism

· Airport Ground Management

· Air RT / Radio Flight Officer

· International Air Cargo

· Certificate Course in Fare Ticketing Virgin Atlantic/ GTMC Courses

· Certificate Courses in Personality Development

· Certificate in Aviation Security and Safety

Admission

· You can directly apply in different airlines which give advertisements in national newspapers and other mass media.

· If you are selected then the airline organizes a screening process in which your height and weight measurement is checked.

· Then you have to appear for the entrance exam that is conducted by the airline.

· After you clear the examination, a main interview is conducted in which your language fluency, voice, personality, communication skill, and reaction to adverse situations is assessed.

· If you selected, then you are trained by airlines for six months.

After the completion of this course, you can get the job opportunity in:

· Indian Airlines

· Air India

· Alliance Air.

· Sahara India

· Jet Airways

· Go Air

· Vistara

· Indigo

NAYANA JOSHI

HR MANAGER