CAREER AS AN AIRHOST

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Updated on Nov 3, 2009 05:47 IST

An airhost/airhostess is a man / woman host and steward on an airplane who hospitably looks after the passengers in flight.

The Job

The job of an Airhost includes, welcoming passengers on board, guiding them to their respective seats, helping passengers with their luggage, taking care of the food/beverages stock, and other necessities that are distributed to the passengers, serving food/beverages, making announcements with respect to safety rules and any message that needs to be conveyed to passengers. In case of emergency landing or turbulence an Airhost has to be prepared to take care of the safety of passengers. The Airhostess has to also make sure that the pilots are well served. On the whole they have to tend to all those who are on flight and make sure of their comfort and requirements.

Personality Traits

Pleasant personality
Patience
Well-Groomed
Well maintained physic
Good communication skill
Soft spoken
Quick to find solutions
Friendly
Team worker

Salary

Depending on which airline you join, your starting pay could range between Rs.16, 000 –Rs.35, 000 a month.
Senior Air Hostess, both in Indian Airline and Air-India, draw as much as Rs.75, 000 per month. Domestic private airlines pay even better.
A Senior Airhost with a foreign carrier draws up to an equivalent of Rs.3 Lakhs a month.

Job Prospects

The airlines usually advertise in the appointment columns of the leading English language dailies. In the year, there can be two or three such advertisements, if not more. You may also try your luck, sending in forced applications to the airlines. The airhosts work on flights till they are around 38,after which they are transferred to other departments, such as ticketing. Corporate giants such as the Tatas, Reliance, and the Mahindras have their own jets. They too recruit airhosts. But such appointments are rare.

Following are some of the airlines where one should send in their application for Airhost:

INDIAN AIRLINES: Air India Building, 218 Nariman Point, Mumbai- 400 021
AIR INDIA: Air India Building, 218 Nariman Point, Mumbai-400 021
JET AIRWAYS: 41-42 Maker's Chambers III, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400 021
SAHARA INDIA AIRLINES: Ambadeep, 14 K.G Marg, New Delhi-110 001

JAGSON AIRLINES LTD: Vandana Building, 11, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi-110 001
BRITISH AIRWAYS: D L F Centre, Sansad Marg, New Delhi- 100 001
CATHAY PACIFIC: Tolstoy House, Tolstoy Marg. New Delh-110 001
LUFTHANSA AIRLINES: Express Towers, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400 021
EMIRATES AIRLINES: Mittal Chambers, Nariman Point, Mumbai-400 021
DELTA AIRLINES: C-37, East Of Kailash, NewDelhi-110065

One may also go to a grooming school to train as an Airhost:

BIRLA INSTITUTE OF FUTURISTIC STUDIES: M.B Girls High School, 17, Darga Road, Calcutta-700017

Study Route

Class XII with in any discipline.

After class XII A graduation in any subject will do. There are, however, some carriers which insist on a diploma in either hotel or tourism management. But what you really need to make a mark in this field is a mix of right personality, aptitude, skills and attitude. One other thing that the most airlines insist on is that the candidate must not be married at the time of appointment.
You definitely get an edge if you are fluent in a foreign language other than English. An Airhost need not be beautiful or glamorous and charming but she/he must be a height of 160 cm and well-groomed look is important.

Focused preparation before taking the plunge increases the chances of success and it is here that training institutes come into the picture. You may consider the following institutes:

Air Hostess Academy 48 Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar-III New Delhi -110024 Ph: 29832771-75,29837481-89
Frankfinn Institute of Airhostess Training M-5 Bhawani House, NDSE-II New Delhi -110049 Ph: 51643085/86. 26266900/901
Global Institute B-! /637,Janakpuri, Main Najafgarh Road, New Delhi-58
Indian Aviation Academy 7/8 Rushabh Complex, Opposite Fun Republic Cinema, Oshivara, Andheri (West)
Sristys Aviation Sristy's School of Air Hostess, 307, Swarnajayanthi Complex, Ameerpet, Hyderabad
Aptima Air Hostess Academy, J1/164, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi 110027
Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess Training, Door No 39/6795,1st Floor, Vallamattom Estate, Ravipuram, Cochin -682 015
Frankfinn Management Consultants (FMC), 721, Suneja Tower-II, Distt. Centre, Janakpuri, New Delhi 110058
Flyers Inc, 33, Jangpura Road, new Delhi 110014
Pacific Airways, Pocket GH-6/35,PaschimVihar, New Delhi 110087
Free bird Aviation & Management Services, TC-41/2454 Mancaud, Trivandrum-9, Kerala.

Air Hostess Training Academy P 33, South Ext II, New Delhi-49
Rai University A-41, MRIE Mathura Road, New Delhi-44
Career Zone E -344, Greater Kailash I, New Delhi-48
H.M.E. Institute Manakwal Preet Vihar, Dugri Road, P.O. Gill, Ludhiana -141116 (Punjab)
IITC 306, Rohit House, 3, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi-01
International Airlines Academy 4-H, Mount Chambers, 758 Mount Road, Opp. TVs, Chennai 2 (T.N.)
Trade-Wings K-43, Opp. Plaza Cinema, Cannaught Place, New Delhi-01
Vidya Training Institute Vidya Bhawan, Connaught Place Bangla Sahib road, Opp. Kali Mandir, New Delhi-01
Quest & Quenchi (I) Pvt. Ltd. Ground Floor, Shree sound Studio Compound Madhav Das Pasta Road, Dadar (East) Mumbai-14 (Maharashtra)
Griffin Avitaion Academy Vasundhara Off No 9, Avoj Tower, Vasundhara 1st Floor, Main Road, Ghaziabad, Ghaziabad, 201010, Up,
Inflight Air Hostess Training Institute – Iata 18 19, Dda Market 1st Floor, Pitampura, New Delhi, 110088, Delhi, India
Wings Airline Academy Menka, Andheri (w) , Mumbai, 400053, Maharashtra, India
Aviation & Travel Management 6-c, 1, Atma Ram House, Tolstoy Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi, 110001, New Delhi, India
Global Institute Of Flight Kare & Mgmt D 211, 101, Laxman Plaza, Outer Ring Road, Munirka, New Delhi, 110067, New Delhi, India
Vidya Airline Hostess Academy 27/28, Shakti Nagar, Nangia Park, New Delhi, 110007, Delhi, India
Garware Institute at Mumbai University