After passing your interviews you will be asked to go for their
medical which is very very strict.
There will be urine test, blood test and even a drug test. Once you pass the medical they will fly you and your whole batch to Hong Kong for training. Training lasts for 7 weeks, 6 days a week. You are paid SGD$1600 (before CPF) during your training.
There will be urine test, blood test and even a drug test. Once you pass the medical they will fly you and your whole batch to Hong Kong for training. Training lasts for 7 weeks, 6 days a week. You are paid SGD$1600 (before CPF) during your training.
It
is enough to cover food and other daily expenses if you lead a normal
life in Hong Kong (eg. no shopping, simple meals etc). You will share
the hotel room with another batchmate and the hotel is right next to
Cathay City (which is where the training is taken place).
It only takes literally 1min for you to walk to Cathay City from the hotel as they are connected. Good for rainy and typhoon days. Although it is good for you to understand and speak cantonese, it is not necessary as all classes are taught in English.
It only takes literally 1min for you to walk to Cathay City from the hotel as they are connected. Good for rainy and typhoon days. Although it is good for you to understand and speak cantonese, it is not necessary as all classes are taught in English.
Once you start flying
your basic pay is SGD$1350 + SGD$22/hour for flying hours. You ONLY fly
to Hong Kong. Some flights are direct while some are via Bangkok (but we
stay in the aircraft and don't get to go out during transit). All
flights are overnight flights which means you will always get one night
in HK, no turnarounds.
Allowance is collected in cash once you arrive at
the hotel in HK dollar (the same hotel as your training). This time you
get one room to yourself. On average you get about 75hr to 85hr flying
hours per month and your allowance is around SGD700 to SGD900 depending
on flights. You are entitled to 5 swaps a month to give away flights or
to take in more flights.
So how much you earn depends on how hardworking
you are. If your flying hour is around 75hr you get about 13 days off a
month in Singapore. So 75hr x SGD$22 + SGD$1350 = SGD$3000 (before
CPF). If you include all the allowance you collected and convert it back
to SGD you get close to 4K a month (before CPF), but your allowance is
not subjected to CPF of course.
Now let's talk
about the culture in Cathay. When you fly it is usually 4 to 5 sin base
crews and the rest are all hkg base crews on one flight. It is generally
a friendly environment to work in. Most of the people are nice and
friendly but of course there are still a few nasty ones around.
If you can speak and understand cantonese it is very easy for you to make friends and work with the hkg base crew.
If you can speak and understand cantonese it is very easy for you to make friends and work with the hkg base crew.
If you don't it might be a bit
hard to communicate as some hkg base crews are so used to speaking in
cantonese sometimes they forget that you don't understand. Seniority
plays a big part but it is no longer like the older days. You just have
to be sensitive and have high EQ which I think is quite standard across
all airlines.
You have 2 FOC tix per year and
the rest you can purchase at 90% off normal tix prices (even for biz
class you only need to pay 10% of the original tix price). This benefit
extends to 2 of your family members and your husband (if you are not
married you can nominate 1 travel companion to enjoy the discount).
It
is a very routine work as you are never away for more than 2 days, and
it pays fairly well compared to some other airlines. The downside is you
literally get paid to serve. You don't get to see world while you work.
If you want to be home often and you prefer routine work I'd say it is quite a perfect job for you. You can still travel and see the world during your leave or off days with your loved ones.
If you want to be home often and you prefer routine work I'd say it is quite a perfect job for you. You can still travel and see the world during your leave or off days with your loved ones.
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