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Airline Is Recruiting Senior Citizens To Be Flight Attendants

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 2, 2022November 13, 2023 24 Comments

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Budget carrier EasyJet is going on a hiring spree and rather than targeting the youth, it is targeting senior citizens in its purse to recruit more flight attendants. I think this is a great idea.

EasyJet Wants More Senior Citizens Citizens To Be Flight Attendants

Over the last year, EasyJet has seen a 30% increase in new flight attendants over the age of 60. Over the last four years, EasyJet has seen a 27% increase in new flight attendants over the age of 45. Now EasyJet is specifically targeting these older groups in a new recruiting drive aimed at “empty nesters.”

EasyJet explains that its new initiative comes on the heels of a new survey in the UK suggesting that 78% of Britons are resolved to take on new challenges once their children fly the nest and nearly 60% are open to a new career.

The new campaign spotlights a number of older EasyJet cabin crew who have joined the airline in the last year, including:

  • Neil Brown (59)
  • Peter Wanless (68)
  • Mike Tear (57)
  • Gary Fellowes (63)
  • Carlos Santa Monica (48)

EasyJet reasons that older workers bring a “wealth of life experience and transferable skills” (including superior customer service skills and knowledge over how to deal with people), making them “ideal candidates” to work a customer-facing role for the airline.

For example, Neil Brown was an engineer for three decades. Now has has followed in the footsteps of his daughter and become a flight attendant.

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Michael Brown, Director of Cabin Services for EasyJet, explained:

“At easyJet, our people are at the heart of everything we do and it’s the warm welcome and fantastic customer service that our cabin crew are famous for. Karen and Daniela are a great example of how being cabin crew is a fantastic job no matter what your age and so we want to encourage even more people like them to join us. If you’ve got a passion for travel and people and want a job that’s different every day, then we can’t wait to welcome you on board as part of the team.”

Brown is referring to Karen, 54, and Daniela, 21, a mother-daughter flight attendant team.

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This Is A Great Idea

I am not one of those travelers who believes that flight attendants should exclusively be young and beautiful. While I understand that is part of the business model for some airlines, some of the best flight attendants I have over the years have been old.

On my last British Airways flight, for example, the crew was quite senior….and perfectly delightful. There is wisdom that comes with age and as long as EasyJet hires the right older people, I think this is a great idea that will help improve service onboard in a very positive way.

CONCLUSION

EasyJet is recruiting older “empty nesters” to be flight attendants. If you happen to be older and looking for a career change, you can apply here.

I’m curious, how many of you, dear readers, would consider a second career after retirement as a flight attendant?

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24 Comments

  1. Jan Reply
    December 2, 2022 at 9:19 am

    Hey, if they provide great service, more power to em. People like to rag on the western world’s older FA versus Asian/ME3’s eye candy but I’ve not had different or bad experiences purely based on age group….

  2. Dave Edwards Reply
    December 2, 2022 at 9:31 am

    Plus this is a good opportunity for straight males to get into the industry since you are hard pressed to find an older gay male that survived the 80’s other than Magic Johnson.

    • Jan Reply
      December 2, 2022 at 9:51 am

      Lol! I do wonder why the FA business is so gay-dominated on the male side. It’s not a particularly FABULOUS job, being an FA… ah well.

      • Yiannis Reply
        December 2, 2022 at 1:32 pm

        ….because it’s easy to get laid in all those foreign cities, duh!

      • LCat Reply
        December 2, 2022 at 5:15 pm

        @Jan, maybe you don’t think it’s a Fantastic job but many of us do. I’m sure many people in the working World wouldn’t think your job is Fabulous either but you like it and that’s what matters. I was taught to never put down anyone’s career choice if they’re out making an honest living instead of sitting at home living off the government.

        • Jan Reply
          December 2, 2022 at 5:24 pm

          I didn’t mean to offend. My job isn’t particularly sexy either, though it pays the bills. What I meant is that FA isn’t a FABULOUSLY GAY position, like, say, a hair stylist, lmao, for gay males to be disproportionally attracted to the job. But I guess @Yiannis answered that…

          • Aaron
            December 2, 2022 at 5:44 pm

            Nah, you’re just a hateful homophobic troll.

          • Dave Edwards
            December 2, 2022 at 6:45 pm

            Absolutely nothing wrong with anyone working for a living. Unless you are Aaron who only works to have more money to get gay hookers high on coke while traveling so they still take his shriveled old little c&ck and plow him with their big black one. Again nothing wrong with it except he heads home to loving wife acting like he’s straight. And then wonders why his son hates him so much.

    • Dennis Reply
      December 3, 2022 at 9:32 pm

      Your comment made me sick!

    • Stuart Lee Reply
      December 25, 2022 at 2:40 am

      True!

    • Judy Reply
      June 30, 2023 at 6:30 pm

      Some excellent self reflection evident in your description of a working man….

      What are you hiding from your loving wife when you go homeDave….

      And why do you think your son hates you….

      Just wondering

  3. David Reply
    December 2, 2022 at 9:45 am

    It’s a good bet that they are better, more responsible employees than a lot of the younger candidates available.

  4. kweeny diva Reply
    December 2, 2022 at 2:53 pm

    “You are always being served by grandmothers on these crap western carriers” MY HERO IS AKBAR AL BAKER he was right!!! STop encouraging old people to work! Stay the f*** home you wrinkly old retirees… nobody wants too see you guys working anymore

    • Jan Reply
      December 2, 2022 at 5:05 pm

      yawn

    • Maryland Reply
      December 2, 2022 at 6:03 pm

      Hey kweeny diva. One day if you’re lucky you too will be old! And may you be reminded every day to stay home. 😉

  5. Freya Reply
    December 3, 2022 at 4:13 am

    These are horrible comments. Homophobic, ageist, vulgar, mean-spirited and misogynist. What’s wrong with you people? And why doesn’t the company read and screen these comments. Why would anyone trust a company that can’t even screen their comment page?

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      December 3, 2022 at 7:22 am

      We believe in free speech and do not censor opinions we may personally find abhorrent.

  6. Exit Row Seat Reply
    December 3, 2022 at 9:34 am

    How young or how old is frivolous!

    Service and attitude will win over any PAX.

  7. Bezza Reply
    December 3, 2022 at 7:06 pm

    It’s a known fact that the more mature person doesn’t take as much sick leave, is more inclined to arrive early for work and has been stated, they tend to have better experience with customer service. Good on EasyJet.

  8. Maddie Parry Reply
    December 7, 2022 at 7:16 pm

    I’m in!! Great idea!!!!

  9. Diana Blomgren Reply
    June 10, 2023 at 7:37 pm

    Absolutely! I was a ground hostess in JFK, NYC, escorting Altitalia passengers from international to domestic flights,
    explaining in Italian why they couldn’t bring food from italy to their relatives. i plan to fly EasyJet this summer to Sardinia and back to Milan. Congratulations for recognizing how valuable seniors are to their flihgs. Bravo!

  10. Tony N. Reply
    July 7, 2023 at 8:10 am

    You need to know how to deal with people these days. Anger management and anxiety and fear. Drugs and alcohol. May they will help to do this.

  11. Dianne Reply
    January 19, 2024 at 7:34 pm

    I am a retired teacher and ready to embark on another career at 77. I am in the DC area. Is there at the hairlines for me?

  12. Tahma Reply
    April 21, 2025 at 10:33 pm

    I’m currently a f/a for Hawaiian airline. I like it; it gives me the opportunity to suck plenty cocks, see the world and meet a lot of good people: gays, and str8 a like. Try become a cabin crew and have your dick blown away on one of the wings. Aloha haters!

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