- Emirates is hiring flight attendants in Dubai.
- It offers its crew free accommodation, as well as accommodation and meals while abroad.
- Flight attendants also get 30 days of holiday and a free plane ticket.
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Emirates is recruiting flight attendants — and the job comes with some pretty sweet perks.
The UAE airline offers its flight attendants an average monthly average salary of about 9,500 dirhams (£1863 or $2,586)before tax.
I asked two Polish women who had been working for Emirates and living in Dubai for several years what's required in order to the land the job. Along with being at least 21 years old with aminimum height of 160 cm, they said the future steward or stewardess must meet the following requirements:
- they must have a high school degree
- they must have very good knowledge of written and spoken English
- they must have a lack of visible tattoos while wearing a uniform
- they must be easily adaptable to new people, places, and situations
- and they must be in good health.
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Flight attendants must also be well organised, punctual, open to people, and self-controlled in any — even the most surprising — situation, said Paulina Szygenda, who has been working in this profession for Emirates for four years.
Before joining the airline, she had previously completed her international relations studies and been living in Spain.
On board the Airbus A380 and the Boeing 777 you can meet her in business class. She admits that work in business and premium classes is treated as promotion.
How much does an Emirates flight attendant earn?
It all begins in economy class, where the basic salary of cabin crew is 4,260 AED (£835 or $1160) per month.
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In addition, flight time is paid by 58 dirhams ($16 or £11) per hour. According to the Emirates, this results in an average monthly net salary of 9,500 dirhams (£1863 or $2,586) in economy class.
On its website, the airline says its provides its crew with free accommodation in Dubai and accommodation and meals during breaks between trips abroad.
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Other benefits include 30 days of leave and a free plane ticket, which can be used to travel to their home country.
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Patrycja Czyzewska graduated from the Theatre Academy in Bialystok. During the puppet festival in Dubai, she realised she would like to live there. She has now worked at Emirates for four years.
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"Without this job, I would never have visited such exotic places in the world, and had not met those people, including celebrities," she said.
She admitted that working on routes to Seychelles and the Maldives is like a small holiday at work.
But it's not always easy.
"You have to be ready to go out to work at midnight, return back in the morning, learn how to relax and regenerate your body," added Czyzewska.
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The most important characteristic
She also drew attention to the need for openness to other people and cultural differences — even small ones.
"In some countries children drink coffee, in others lemon tea is unthinkable, but it is widely consumed with milk. Chinese passengers drink hot water.
"We need to be aware of these differences," she stressed.
When I asked what skills acquired in the job will be useful to her in the future, she answered without hesitation: all of them.
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"First of all, making contact with other people... Also, friendships and acquaintances with people from all over the world often stay for life," she concluded.
The Emirates Group employs more than 105,000 employees from over 160 countries, including more than 660 Poles in the pilot and cabin crew positions.
