“It’s very difficult to combat the preconceived ideas people have about flight attendants. They think we’re just waiters/maidservants—that we constantly sleep around, have affairs with pilots. They don’t realise that I’m not there just to serve food. I’m also the person who can save them in case of an emergency. I’m the person who’ll help them deliver a baby, put on an oxygen mask, and if they collapse, perform CPR. Every year, I am tested on safety equipment and procedures and on aviation medicine and I need to score 90 on those tests or I lose my job.”
“People think my job is super-glamorous. I remember, when I first started out, my younger cousins were so impressed with my uniform and the fact that I got to travel to all these cool places. But the fact is it’s not as glamorous as it seems. The jet lag, the constant awareness that you’re responsible for so many people’s safety—it can be exhausting. And did you know that a fully loaded food trolley weighs about 130kg? It’s damn difficult to handle.”
“Earlier, foreign airlines didn’t want Indian flight attendants. There is a belief that Indians are so used to having domestic help that they themselves don’t know how to work hard. They were surprised to see that our work was on par with the rest.”
11/08/15 Nagpur Today
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“People think my job is super-glamorous. I remember, when I first started out, my younger cousins were so impressed with my uniform and the fact that I got to travel to all these cool places. But the fact is it’s not as glamorous as it seems. The jet lag, the constant awareness that you’re responsible for so many people’s safety—it can be exhausting. And did you know that a fully loaded food trolley weighs about 130kg? It’s damn difficult to handle.”
“Earlier, foreign airlines didn’t want Indian flight attendants. There is a belief that Indians are so used to having domestic help that they themselves don’t know how to work hard. They were surprised to see that our work was on par with the rest.”
11/08/15 Nagpur Today
