Is it hard to get into British Airways?

It's competitive to get a job as a flight attendant, but a lot of that comes down to whether people actually want the job or if they're just doing it for the sake of it. There are a lot of applications for job roles - BA gets something like 25,000 applications for 2,000 job roles.



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Candidates give an average difficulty score of 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at British Airways.

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The average British Airways salary ranges from approximately $38,143 per year for a Customer Service Agent to $98,214 per year for a Manager. The average British Airways hourly pay ranges from approximately $18 per hour for a Customer Service Agent to $23 per hour for a CSA.

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Do people recommend working at British Airways? Overall, 55% of employees would recommend working at British Airways to a friend. This is based on 2,908 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.

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For aspiring flight attendants, Delta Air Lines, ranked by its employees as one of the best places to work, is also one of the most difficult places to get a job. It's harder to get invited to Delta flight attendant training than it is to get into Harvard University.

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British Airways opens applications for fully paid training academy scheme. A new British Airways programme is allowing prospective pilots to apply for a spot and have the full £100,000 cost of their training paid for by the airline.

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Course Overview The course furnishes all crew with effective lifesaving procedures and survival techniques for post evacuation after landing on water. Raft management, maintenance and destruction on being rescued are also included.

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The British Airways Experience is more than a flight. It's about making every single journey as special and original as you are, whatever your reason to travel. We're always here to help you feel relaxed and secure from the airport to boarding and beyond.

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Top companies for Flight Attendants in United States
  • Delta Air Lines. 4.2 $35.24per hour. 4,771 reviews165 salaries reported.
  • United Airlines. 3.9 $33.76per hour. ...
  • American Airlines. 3.9 $33.75per hour. ...
  • Alaska Airlines. 3.8 $31.85per hour. ...
  • Southwest Airlines. 4.2 $29.60per hour. ...
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The workforce of Flight attendants in 2020 was 110,280 people, with 76.1% woman, and 23.9% men. The average age of male Flight attendants in the workforce is 44.8 and of female Flight attendants is 46.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Flight attendants is White.

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British Airways will award bonuses of thousands of pounds each to pilots, cabin and ground crew as chief executive Sean Doyle tries to restore morale among its 20,000 staff. Cabin and ground crew will receive a “gesture of thanks” worth 10pc of annual salary. Pilots will receive a more modest 5pc payout.

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It's competitive to get a job as a flight attendant, but a lot of that comes down to whether people actually want the job or if they're just doing it for the sake of it. There are a lot of applications for job roles - BA gets something like 25,000 applications for 2,000 job roles.

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Height-wise, attendants should be between 5'2” and 6'3” without shoes. They do not allow facial piercings or visible tattoos – even if concealed. A high school degree is required, with 2 or more years of college preferred.

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Top companies for Flight Attendants in United Kingdom
  • Wakefield College. 3.5 £27,031per year. 58 reviews29 salaries reported.
  • Cathay Pacific. 3.9 £23,062per year. 442 reviews12 salaries reported.
  • Jet2.com and Jet2holidays. 3.4 £22,995per year. ...
  • TUI Group. 3.8 £21,797per year. ...
  • One Resourcing. 3.3 £21,602per year. ...
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The top pay for a Delta Airlines Captain is approximately $205,000, but those flying a Boeing 777 can potentially earn $298,500 per year plus bonuses, or as much as $350,000 in one year.

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