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Old 13-12-2006, 23:17
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I didn't realise that being a Flight Attendent / Air Sterwardess is such as lusted-after job by many Thai girls.

I have a good mate who's an accountant (works for 1 of the big 4) in BKK and she's desperate to quit it and become an air hostess. I think she's a bit crazy, but she also says that it would take her 5 years auditing for this firm before she earned Air Hostess wages. Can anyone believe this?! Also, literally thousands of girls apply whenever an airline recruits.

Anyone else any experience of this???
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Old 13-12-2006, 23:50
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I didn't realise that being a Flight Attendent / Air Sterwardess is such as lusted-after job by many Thai girls.

I have a good mate who's an accountant (works for 1 of the big 4) in BKK and she's desperate to quit it and become an air hostess. I think she's a bit crazy, but she also says that it would take her 5 years auditing for this firm before she earned Air Hostess wages. Can anyone believe this?! Also, literally thousands of girls apply whenever an airline recruits.

Anyone else any experience of this???

i know my gf stares at them like they are celbrities whenever we are on the flight
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Old 14-12-2006, 00:06
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i know my gf stares at them like they are celbrities whenever we are on the flight

Totally mate! My mate can't stop banging on about them, even though she's now been on a plane and can see that all they are is girls walking down the aisle serving whinging people! I just cant see why she's wanting to give up a career with great prospects for something as mundane as an air stewardess.
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i think alot of it has to do with they associate stewardesses to beautiful girls and you know how beauty and image conscious Thailand is
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Old 14-12-2006, 00:49
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To quote a friend of mine, who had "extensive" experience, with flight attendants...5555 "Anyone, who'd shag a stwardess, is just TOO lazy, to wank off!" 5555

(who said that???) tsk,tsk,tsk.


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It must seem impossibly glamorous to them, and of course even Thai proffessionals are not that well travelled are they? So stopovers all over the world for free would be worth an awful lot, and an awful lot of 'face' too I would have thought.

I knew a girl who worked for Virgin, and my pal's wife is currently with Emirates. The perks are pretty good, particularly with Emirates, and it looks great on their CV. Also a good chance of bagging a pilot for a husband.
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jees i think the hottest stewardesses are the girls who work for silk air.....wow.........
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Old 14-12-2006, 03:05
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once talking to a stewardess on thai airways she told me that her salary was 10k montly its nothing compared with what they get in europe or us.
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once talking to a stewardess on thai airways she told me that her salary was 10k montly its nothing compared with what they get in europe or us.

Of course its not and you cant compare it either. But its not only cabin crew, local tech crew are also poorly paid as well.
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she seamed to be proud of it, don't know why tho.

one thing I don't get. they pay the stuff so little.the fuel is so cheap, but the ticket costs as much as in europe,us or oz.why?
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Air asia isn't bad either.
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she seamed to be proud of it, don't know why tho.

one thing I don't get. they pay the stuff so little.the fuel is so cheap, but the ticket costs as much as in europe,us or oz.why?

They are playing in a USD$ driven enviornment, parts, service, leases etc. Fuel cheap, I dont think so, they would be paying the same per litre as other carriers worldwide.
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once talking to a stewardess on thai airways she told me that her salary was 10k montly its nothing compared with what they get in europe or us.

I heard it was 50k a month with Qatar airways. Good wage if thats true.
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agree with you stevem,only thing is that thay pay in us$ when they are in other countries,whih means half of the flying routes,wich leaves half of their expences in thailand
. then I read other thread where some uk,us,or europ companies have better deals.they pay for their expences in us$ either inbound or outbound.
still don't get it though
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she seamed to be proud of it, don't know why tho.

Same Same as your country 40 years back

If you told people you work as a Flight Attendent / Air Sterwardess in europa
in the 60,s you was something

Every Girls Dream and how many at that time even could dream of taking a plane for hollyday etc or even ever fly with one.

Same in Thailand not so many have that opportunity,only upper clas and the very wealthy ones.

Its about dreams and status i think,same as old days back here
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I heard it was 50k a month with Qatar airways. Good wage if thats true.

What currency are you talking about. If its £ sterling, no way, If its Qatari rials No way not £8k a month, and if its baht then thats about £720 per month, I don't think so.
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I heard it was 50k a month with Qatar airways. Good wage if thats true.

What currency are you talking about??
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What currency are you talking about. If its £ sterling, no way, If its Qatari rials No way not £8k a month, and if its baht then thats about £720 per month, I don't think so.

The girl I know has just applied to Qatar.....she said it was 50k baht a month. I thought it seemed a lot too!! Will report back if I find out anything else.
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Same Same as your country 40 years back

If you told people you work as a Flight Attendent / Air Sterwardess in europa
in the 60,s you was something

Every Girls Dream and how many at that time even could dream of taking a plane for hollyday etc or even ever fly with one.

Same in Thailand not so many have that opportunity,only upper clas and the very wealthy ones.

Its about dreams and status i think,same as old days back here

was just thinking about that, youre absolutely right.only thing is ,it still apllies
in Italy.last year 2 school mates of mine at the british institute were going to aplly for a job like that, with a salary of 1200 euros.
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The girl I know has just applied to Qatar.....she said it was 50k baht a month. I thought it seemed a lot too!! Will report back if I find out anything else.


It's US$1579/month - details are on their website
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was just thinking about that, youre absolutely right.only thing is ,it still apllies
in Italy.last year 2 school mates of mine at the british institute were going to aplly for a job like that, with a salary of 1200 euros.

In Norway they have recruiting nurses (poor paid)over to the stewardess
proffesion lately

Did a check,Salary like 41 872 euro/year in basic salary.
And probably some diffrent complement ac to diffrent time working hours etc
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Air asia isn't bad either.

I find the brightly coloured uniforms of the girls from Bangkok Air very sexy.
The girls themselves, are not bad either!!!!
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Om my buddha Air Asia hostesses.......suay mak mak
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