Air cabin crew is a comprehensive term comprising flight supervisors, pursuers, air hostesses, and flight attendants. Their responsibility is to take care of the comfort and safety of the passengers traveling in the aircraft.
Their main duties are to check passengers’ tickets, assist them in storing luggage, and demonstrate safety measures like fastening seat belt, use of emergency equipment, show exit doors etc. They also keep a check on the availability of food and beverages, first-aid kit, and other emergency equipments onboard. On flight, they serve meals and drinks. They are trained to deal with emergencies, apply safety drill, and help passengers. The air cabin crew is also required to tackle special problems, like ill health of passengers.
Air cabin crew members have multiple career options. They can seek job opportunities in public sector airlines, like Indian Airlines and Air India. However, most cabin crew members prefer private airlines operating on domestic and international routes. Private airlines like Jet Airways, Kingfisher, Spice Jet, IndiGo, and Sahara Airlines are some favored firms for cabin crews. With experience, they can become supervisors and assign and oversee the work of junior cabin crew members. Most airlines allow crew members to opt for other jobs within the airline, depending on their suitability for the positions available. Some airlines allocate routine assign administrative and other ground duties to senior flight staff members.
It is true that the pay scales are attractive and perks and allowances are alluring in the airlines sector. To start off with, the salary of an air cabin crew member is anything between Rs. 22,000 and Rs. 25,000 per month in public sector airlines. In private airlines, aspirants can expect higher pay packages. The emoluments in private international airlines are three times higher than what is offered in the public sector. Besides attractive perks, air cabin crew members get free air tickets for themselves and their family on the routes covered by the airlines. With experience, one can easily earn Rs. 30,000 - 38,000 per month, with senior personnel drawing up to Rs. 75,000 per month.