The angels onboard!!!

What was once a dream job for women, being an air hostess today is far from wonderful.

People normally think air hostesses must be easy but they do have strict codes of conduct. They are primarily on board an aircraft for the safety and welfare of the passengers and secondly for their comfort. The role of cabin crew can be physically demanding and is in fact more stressful. 

They are usually approachable and enthusiastic with a good sense of self-presentation. They show the passengers to their seats and help them with their baggage. They respond to medical emergencies the way a doctor does. They do all these with a ever glowing smile on their face. They are apparently the face of the airline as you can call it.  

Mostly flight attendants have too many straight flights with just little time for turnaround. So it makes their job even more demanding than we all think it is. Female flight attendants encounter many difficult situations - sexual harassment by passengers being the worse. 

And their long list of duties can look exhausting if we knew about.  

- Starting from having to attend a pre-flight briefing, where they get assigned their working positions for the upcoming flight; 

- carrying out pre-flight duties which includes checking safety equipment and ensuring a clean and tidy cabin; 

- to welcoming passengers on board; 

- informing them of the aircraft safety procedures; 

- checking all passenger seat belts and galleys are secure prior to rake-off; 

- making announcements on behalf of the pilot and answering to passenger queries; 

- serving meals and refreshments; 

- reassuring passengers and ensuring that they follow safety procedures correctly in emergency situations; 

- responding to medical emergencies and 

- to finally completing paperwork, including writing a flight report, the duties are by far tiring. Yet they do it all with a smile. 

These are just a glance at the life of air hostesses on board. They do have life away form their job like we all do. And we need to respect the fact that they are humans too and deserve to be treated well and not taken for granted.

- DC