Chinese airlines swamped with cabin crew applicants FMTNews FMTBusiness
BEIJING: Chinese airlines undertaking the biggest hiring drives in more than three years as travel rebounds are facing a deluge of applicants for cabin crew roles as fresh university graduates turn to the relatively high-paying career in a bleak job market.
Carriers including Xiamen Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Spring Airlines are now on a hiring spree as domestic travel recovers and they plan to resume flights to popular international destinations. Its job fair held in Jinan in February attracted 900 candidates and the company hired just 60 people, meaning a selection rate of around 6%.
“There have always been a large number of young girls and boys who want to do this job, as the income is not bad, usually between 10,000 and 20,000 yuan a month, and it is fun, allowing you to fly around the world,” said Li Hanming, an independent expert on China’s aviation industry. “Some of them are not interested in the work of flight attendants, unlike me… and many of my classmates have found a job but are dissatisfied with the salary level,” he told Reuters.Despite the surge in job seekers, airlines may find it difficult to deploy new hires immediately because of year-long ground training courses, which could slow their efforts to boost capacity quickly and keep airfares high, Li said.
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