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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | A good friend of mine was a FA for Delta for several years and she loved it until 9/11. She did trans-Atlantic flights mostly, based out of Atlanta and then NYC. 9/11 freaked her out and she was back home job hunting within a month. | |
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Location: Texas | Wow… I am so surprised when I read some of these posts! I have several friends who fly… but they all work for Southwest... and they all LOVE their job. They have great benefits, profit sharing, etc. Most have worked there for 15+ years so they have some seniority, which does make a little bit of difference. If you are serious about it I would definitely go with Southwest above all the others. All my friends that fly also run barrels and rodeo some. Douglas Duncan, the PBR bull rider, his mom is a FA for SW. I remember when she started, she had to fly out of New York, I believe. It was a little inconvenient but worth it to her. They were doing a lot of hiring back then (10 yrs ago) so she moved up in seniority pretty quickly. I have flown on their passes before and it really isn't that bad. There are ways to check how full the plane is going to be so you have an idea of what flights to get on when you fly standby.
I think it's an awesome job if you are in a position where you can travel. And if you are young, it's great, because when you get older you can have tons of seniority and only fly when you want. One of my SW friends only flies a couple of trips a month, if she has other stuff going on she just trades her trip or puts it in the give away box. She makes like $50. an hour + benefits. Not too shabby if you ask me. And I have another friend that works for American Airlines. She does international flights and sends pics from all over the world. She gets some really great layovers! She loves her job too.
I say do some research on the different companies and go talk to a variety of different people about it. I'm sure that you will find plenty of people who love their job. Good luck with whatever you decide.
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Location: Louisiana & Florida | I am still considering it. I have to look into a lot more and ask around. I want to be sure. Thanks everyone  | |
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Location: where ever my L/Q trl is parked | My sister retired from Frontier a few years ago- she was #1 seniority at that time. What she told me was most people going into that line of work thinks they will get to travel alot on their off duty time. Well, they can fly free, but found out that most didn't have the extra money it took to really have a good time sightseeing, partying etc once they got there. That because the carriers just don't pay that well. I don't know if the transatlanta carriers are union, but i believe most of the international aren't like Frontier. When they voted the Unions out the pay scale went to nothing, you start at the bottom pay like the average joe. Plus now the carriers hire any and all- no requirements really- except HS grad although I'm sure some higher education does help. Remember when FA and ground personnel were slim, trim and tall and that was required - not anymore.
I want to add something- if you want to see most of the US and maybe all of it, but not overseas. Then get a CDL become a truck driver... you get the same advantages, challenges- snow/rain/city traffic/stupid 4 wheelers etc, beautiful vistas, meet interesting people for sure- truckstops, travel day and night, long and short layovers- depends if you are solo or team driving, decent pay if you work Union or not. Most large truck companies will hire out of trucking schools and pay for your training with pay vacations and health insurance.
Edited by Aqhaczy 2014-03-26 11:07 AM
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| I think you will find this website useful:
www.FlightAttendantSource.com
It is a great career choice for the right person, lots of perks. Good luck! | |
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