What do cabin crew do after a flight?

Upon landing, they will help passengers disembark and will prepare the cabin for the next flight if it's a turnaround flight. For layover flights, they will disembark soon after passengers disembark, once they have completed their post-landing duties.



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For long-haul flights, cabin crew members often stay in hotels during their layovers. These hotels are typically located near the airport and are paid for by the airline. The hotels that cabin crew members stay in can vary depending on the airline and the location.

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Most airlines begin and end the flight attendant and pilots trips in their home base. They are scheduled to work a flight back to their base. If it's a domestic trip they may have more than one flight to work before they get back to their home base.

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Cabin crew, also known as Flight Attendants provide in-flight services to ensure that airline passengers have a comfortable and smooth flying experience. Their duties include answering passengers' questions, enforcing safety measures before, during and after takeoff and serving food and beverages during flights.

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Make shortly after landing, once the engine noise has subsided. “Ladies and gentlemen, [Airline Name] welcomes you to [city]. The local time is [time]. For your safety and the safety of those around you, please remain seated with your seat belt fastened and keep the aisle(s) clear until we are parked at the gate.

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Flight attendants are looking for able-bodied people and warning signs. So when you walk on the airplane and see our happy, smiling face, we're actually looking you up and down, and we are trying to find our ABPs, the Salt-Lake-City-based flight attendant said in the video.

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Ladies and gentlemen, good morning / afternoon / evening. Welcome on board (flight reference). This is Captain / Co-pilot (your name) speaking and I have some information about our flight. Our flight time today will be (flight duration) and our estimated time of arrival in (destination) is (ETA)local time.

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At 21 years old, you can apply to be a flight attendant with any airline. Minimum age requirements typically apply at the time of training completion, so candidates who will reach an airline's minimum age during training can apply for flight attendant roles. There is no upper age limit for flight attendants.

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A cabin crew career is a very individual thing. It can be very short-lived for some and for many it's a temporary short-term change of career. Meanwhile, cabin crew can remain crew for many years if they so choose, and some move into different positions within the airline industry.

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In most cases, if you have a scheduled duty period of 14 hours or less, you must have at least nine consecutive hours of scheduled rest after your duty period before you have another duty period. However, under certain circumstances, our regulations allow a rest period of only eight consecutive hours.

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How many flights can I expect to fly on a typical day? The number of flights will vary based on the trip assigned. However, as an Endeavor flight attendant, you can expect to fly from one to six flights in a day.

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Flight attendants on long-haul flights are provided with spaces to rest. Here's a photo of the crew rest area on a Boeing 787. Crew rest areas exist on all airplanes, but what these rest areas look like depends on the airline, aircraft and the length of the flight.

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Crew require a minimum of three hours rest when the flight duty period exceeds 14 hours (from when crew 'sign on' to 15 minutes after engines off). For flight duty periods longer than 18 hours, 4.5 hours bunk rest is required. The crew take turns for rest breaks.

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Section 135.267(c) allows certificate holders to schedule flight crews on regularly assigned duty periods of no more than 14 hours. Flight times within the duty periods are restricted to a maximum of 8 hours for flight crews consisting of one pilot and 10 hours for flight crews consisting of two pilots.

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Crew require a minimum of three hours rest when the flight duty period exceeds 14 hours (from when crew 'sign on' to 15 minutes after engines off). For flight duty periods longer than 18 hours, 4.5 hours bunk rest is required. The crew take turns for rest breaks.

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At 21 years old, you can apply to be a flight attendant with any airline. Minimum age requirements typically apply at the time of training completion, so candidates who will reach an airline's minimum age during training can apply for flight attendant roles. There is no upper age limit for flight attendants.

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It is typical for some of us to wonder if we are already too old to apply for a flight attendant job. Based on US strict discrimination and labor laws, there is no maximum age to become a flight attendant.

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8 cons of being a flight attendant
  • On-call scheduling. Flight attendants might work on an on-call or reserve basis. ...
  • Time away from home. ...
  • Weekend and holiday work. ...
  • Frequent time zone changes. ...
  • Passenger conflicts. ...
  • Limited growth opportunities. ...
  • In-person work. ...
  • Travel delays.


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Airlines hire between ages of 19 – 21 as “minimum”. Education required is a High School diploma or G.E.D. Each airline will have additional requirements, and if you do not at least meet those, your application is not even considered.

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Airlines provide a three- to six-week training program for their flight attendants. You will typically attend training for eight hours a day throughout the duration of the program. This training prepares you to use airport codes, make PA announcements, perform routine job duties and handle in-flight emergencies.

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Free flights and travel opportunities
This means many flight attendants can fly for free on their company airlines even when they are not working. Airlines typically offer these free flights on standby, which means the paying customers get on first, and then any extra seats can go to crew members .

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As passengers board the plane, members of the cabin crew team are required to count each person using a clicker. In order to be discreet while they smile and welcome you onboard, the nifty little device is held behind their back.

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