Becoming a cabin crew is not just a job, but it will become a lifestyle. The experience can even change your perspective about life and its many facets. This is why there is a saying, “once a flight attendant, always a flight attendant.” Indeed, becoming a flight attendant will be life-changing, and you will live every bit. Let me share where cabin crew life can be something to look forward to.
Even ex-flight attendants will say “being a cabin crew was the best part of my life.”
- The primary duty of a cabin crew is to ensure the safety and security of passengers, even at the risk of their own lives. This makes you realize there is no more incredible feeling in this world than helping or saving someone without expecting anything.
- Experiencing real emergencies will make you realize that life is short. While these are things, no flight attendant ever wants, even if they train immensely for it, being involved and surviving one will teach you that we need to live life to the fullest.
- Every passenger has a different story to tell. Not all of them inside an aircraft are going on vacation. Some have their happy stories, and some are not. You will learn different life lessons but the two biggest ones are to be thankful wherever you are now and never to judge a person because we don’t know what they are going through in life.
- A smile is an extension of a flight attendant’s uniform. It is mighty, though. It can turn someone’s sorrow into happiness. It brightens up everyone’s day. It is a straightforward but potent tool for spreading good vibes. You will learn to smile more often, spreading joy to everyone, including yourself.
- Most local airlines teach their cabin crew to greet everyone they see with a “good morning,” “good afternoon,” “good evening,” and “thank you.” It is part of your training. Even after your flights, you will get so used to this that it has already become a habit for you to greet everyone. To others, it may look weird, but to you, you know you are just doing the right thing. Greeting people you do not know will not make you less of a person. It feels good too!
- Being a cabin crew will build your confidence level. Dealing with different passengers, being always encouraged to look good, wearing glamorous uniforms, and knowing that you are a cabin crew will lash away your insecurities. Confidence is one thing aspirants have learned to develop confidence when they begin their journey to become flight attendants.
- Traveling is life-changing. Seeing historical places in different parts of the world opens your eyes to change and how one important event can affect the other. It opens you to new cultures, trends, opportunities, and stories. History teaches us a lot of lessons, especially when you travel. You will appreciate those important events and places that have molded the world today.
- Like any traveler, you will learn to appreciate experience over material things. You will learn to savor every moment, and to enjoy that experience becomes a memory, something that is irreplaceable and will stick in your heart forever.
- The importance of teamwork during meal service and emergencies will make you realize that every one of us in this world plays an enormous contribution and that one’s failure can lead to the loss of everyone. It also teaches us that we are all different from one another, even if we work towards a common goal. No man is, indeed, an island.
- The title “cabin crew,” “flight attendant,” and “flight steward” is a title desired by a multitude of people, but you were one of the very chosen few to get wear title. You will learn to appreciate every blessing granted to you.
Everything still depends on you
This will all depend on your perspective as you carry on your duties as a flight attendant. For most, becoming a cabin crew has indeed changed their life. Savor every moment and just suck-in every experience. At the end of the day, carpe diem!
First love never dies. I fell in love with airplanes and aviation when I was a kid. My dream was to become a pilot, but destiny led me to another path: to be an aviation digital media content creator and a small business owner. My passion for aviation inspires me to bring you quality content through my website and social accounts. Aviation is indeed in my blood and blog!
