When I came to Mumbai I was all surrounded by Cabin Crew (Air hostess).
The society in which I resided was half occupied by these beautiful girls. As
my PG was quiet near to the airport most of these crew members owned a room in
my society. And being lucky enough I had two of the crew as my roommates. The
happening life of these girls always grabbed my attention. I always admired
them, the way they dressed from their make up to their uniform, the way they
were all time concerned about their passengers created a space in my heart for
this very profession. But until and unless I came across the truth of this
glittering reality which even you guys must be shocked of reading. And I’d like
to mention that, these shocking things were revealed by one of my roommate who
was an air hostess, which I thought of sharing with you all. Initially it all
starts with their harsh training period almost of 12 hrs in which they are
taught of safety, emergency, procedures, grooming, presentation and so forth.
After the training procedure these Cabin crew are appointed individually in
their first flight to manage in each and every task involved in successful operation
of managing the passengers. And you all might feel that these cabin crews have
only got to apply a huge layer of makeup and stand to greet the people but guys
it’s not like this! Apart from all this these people have got a lot more things
to do. They need to attend the unwanted frustrating demands of their passengers
and they try to fulfill it to the best of their ability. And people carry a myth
inside their minds that just being tall, fair and beautiful is all enough to
become a successful air hostess. But that’s not the case my friends they have
got to prepare themselves physically, mentally and intellectually strong to
make the journey of their passengers more safe and comfortable. They are safety
and first aid professionals. The physical hard work they do is not noticed. The
doors of the aircraft and the carts used to serve guests on board are way
heavier. The door itself is of around 10-15 kg. A crew is trained and licensed
to perform all these duties on flight. Not all are able to take the pressure of
these studies and training. There are few who give up in between or there are
who manage to clear the training but are not able to handle the work pressure
or work conditions and quit due to health issues.
The recent news of an aircraft of
Emirates Airlines which had a crash landing in Dubai is a fresh example for all
of us to understand the importance of a crew on a flight. Without the help of this efficient
crew, saving 300+ passengers on board was not possible. The evacuation was done
within 90 seconds. These 90 seconds is the maximum time given to a crew to
evacuate passengers safely from the aircraft. A normal girl/boy like you and me
can just download a song in these 90 seconds!!
They do have to maintain a healthy
interaction with their co-crew members, but apart from these negative points
there are few positive aspects of being a cabin crew that they do get to
explore and interact with people from different culture and from different
parts of the world.
Complimentary come the luxurious life they live. So, it might be now clear
to you that whatsoever tough and harsh life these crew members have but still
their spirit to live and serve never ends. As it is correctly said “all that glitters is not gold” and yes, all people are created equal but
only the finest become flight attendants.
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