Why join our Cabin Crew?
Flight Attendants enjoy a fun and exciting environment and a lifestyle that's second-to-none. Our crew cares for each other like family and make long-lasting friendships all over the world. Each person on board shares the same goal and understands the pressures of the role, meaning that you'll always be supported when challenges arise.
A career with us is you ticket to experiencing many different cultures and cities. Every flight will be an international route, and your each month you will experience long-haul and short-haul flights to a variety of exciting destinations. In addition, a flexible roster and generous travel discounts will offer you many opportunities to experience he world and explore your interests outside of work.
What's involved?
Flight Attendants play many different roles while in the air –
they're safety officers, food servers and cleaners, and sometimes even
nurses and baby-sitters. It's a demanding but highly rewarding role that
will allow you to work to a flexible roster.The ultimate goal is to provide an exceptional in-flight service to passengers and ensure their safety and comfort at all times. This is achieved by performing tasks such as food and beverage service, safety and security procedures, and cleaning, as well as by anticipating customers' needs and quickly responding to special requests and problems as they arise.
Your journey as a Flight Attendant will begin with an intensive six-week induction programme that includes practical sessions in an aircraft mock-up. You'll be shown all routine service, safety and security practices and procedures, as well as practice responding to a wide variety of passenger and service related situations including emergencies.
After gaining experience in Economy Class, high performing Flight Attendants are moved to serve in Business and First Class. Throughout your time in the role you'll receive continuous training to ensure that you are kept up to date with safety and security procedures, as well as opportunities for promotion to senior roles in the air and on the ground. A common career path entails progression to Flight Purser positions and then to an Inflight Service Manager role.
All Flight Attendants are employed on a three-year contract. This is so we can reward you fairly in alignment with global market trends and present you with opportunities to reinforce your career decisions.
What makes a successful Flight Attendant?
Flight Attendants share unique traits that
make them exceptionally skilled in their roles. First and foremost, they
share in our mission to provide service that comes straight from the
heart. This means being friendly, caring and lively at all times, and
going the extra mile to make passengers feel special and valued.
Flight Attendants are able to think quickly on their feet, anticipate
and respond to the needs of others, and turn problems into
opportunities. They're able to adapt to long flights and time zone changes, also are always able to appear polite and professional – even if serving a particularly demanding customer at 3am!
Below are the requirements for employment as a Flight Attendant.
Hong Kong Base
- Permanent Hong Kong resident status
- Minimum age of 18
- HKCEE: Minimum of Grade E in five HKCEE subjects (including Level 2 or above in English Language),
or
HKDSE: Minimum of Level 2 in five New Senior Secondary School Subjects (or “Attained” for Applied Learning Subjects, or Grade E for Other Language Subjects) including English Language, or equivalent - Fluency in English and one of the following Asian languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Tagalog or Thai. Proficiency in Mandarin is preferrable.
- Polished interpersonal skills with a positive attitude and customer-oriented mindset
- A minimum arm-reach of 208 cm and physical fitness to pass the pre-employment medical assessment
Let your passion fly and join us on our Recruitment
Day! Registration will start at 8:00am with interview slots to be
distributed on a first-come-first-served basis.
Flight Attendant Recruitment Day 2014
Date: 23 February 2014 (Sunday)
Time: Registration starts at 8:00am
Venue: Cathay Pacific City, 8 Scenic Road, Hong Kong International Airport, Lantau, Hong Kong
Qualified applicants please bring the following items for Recruitment Day registration:Click here to go to the interview process and stages
For sample interview questions, click here and don't forget to download the free FlyGosh Ebook for more tips.
You can also view the Cathay Pacific cabin crew salary by clicking here
