How to Become an Air Hostess? Qualification, Course & Training, Jobs, Salary Details

An air hostess job is a very lucrative career because the air hostess salary in India is very high. Learn how to become an air hostess & check qualifications, fees, courses, etc.
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Air hostess is one of the high-profile professions in India desired by many young graduates. The Air hostess job is like a dream come true for young girls.

In this profession, you get good pay career travel lovers and meet different people worldwide. You get to see different locations; you get the chance to meet celebrities' business tycoons and learn a lot.

The Air Hostess job seems easy, but she has many responsibilities on the plane, and it’s not an easy job.

She has to greet every passenger, coordinate with security, make air travel comfortable for the passenger, guide passengers during their seat settlement, and much more.

Also, Air Hostess has to handle some problematic passengers and remain patient and calm. Primarily women choose the career of air hostess, but those men who choose the career are called ‘Stewards.’

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An Air Hostess can be later promoted as Senior Flight Attendant and then Head Attendant.

Air Hostess has an average career span of eight to ten years; later, she can move to the ground duties, including the job of a Check Hostess, training of air hostess, Ground hostess, or work with the management level.

To get a job as an Air Hostess, your personality is more important than your education.

Air Hostess Qualification/Eligibility

Eligibility criteria for an Air Hostess can be divided into four categories.

1. Educational Qualification for Air Hostess Course

The minimum educational qualification to pursue the Air Hostess course is 10+2. This is one of the exquisite courses to pursue post-HSC. However, if you are going for PG Air Hostess courses, the minimum qualification would be graduation.

Although academies offer a course for candidates who are just 10th passed, you should not join them because it is better to join after you have completed your 12th.

Moreover, you must know Hindi, English, and any other foreign language.

2. Age and Marital Status

Age limit usually depends upon the policy of a particular Institute. Typically academies prefer candidates within the age group of 17 years and 26 years.

Marital Status also depends upon the policy of a given academy. Although they prefer unmarried girls but some institutes allow married women also.

3. Physical Standards

Air Hostess jobs are all about behavior and physical appearance. In the next section, we will talk about behavioral skills, but we will look at some of the physical standards required by institutes.

The minimum Height required must be 5.2” or 157 cm. The weight of the candidate must be in proportion to her Height. Skin complexion does matter, and it must be fair to clear complexion: physical fit and attractive physique.

4. Medical Condition

Just like physical standards, Air Hostess jobs require medical standards too.

A candidate must not have a history of mental illness. The eyesight requirement is 6/9. Few airlines can give some concession. It would help if you were not suffering from any significant disease.

So these were all kinds of qualifications needed for becoming an Air Hostess.

Behavioral Skills Required

Just usual qualifications like educational, physical, or medical are not enough for becoming an Air Hostess. It would help if you had more than that. This job expects candidates to have specific behavioral skills that reflect their personality.

Pleasing Personality: Good appearance and a pleasant voice are a must. You must be friendly to the passengers on board. A friendly, outgoing personality is what makes an Air Hostess.

Good Communication Skills: You must communicate with the travelers and help them out if they need anything. Improved Good communication skills are critical to convincing passengers. Here language proficiency is a must.

Presence of Mind: If there is an emergency landing, Air Hostess has to use her brain and give all the necessary instructions to the naïve passengers on board. They have to show significant presence of mind in any such eventualities.

Team Work: You have to work with the entire cabin crew. Usually, a cabin crew in a domestic flight consists of over 12 – 14 members. Hence you have to work in tandem.

Ready Work for Long Hours: Flight delays are very normal and hence sometimes you have to put an extra effort. At least 3 to 4 hours extra if a flight is late due to weather or some other reasons.

Positive Attitude: Finally, a positive attitude that yes you can do the job is needed.

Examination

Each Airline company conducts examination for recruiting Air Hostesses. Usually an entire selection process can be divided into 3 stages.

Written Examination: Written exam tests your aptitude and reasoning. The exam pattern is quite similar to other competitive exams where they ask multiple type objective questions.

So to clear the written exam you can prepare just like candidates prepare for other competitive exams.

Group Dynamics or GD: Second stage is Group Discussion where you will be tested for your presence of mind, communication skills, team work, leadership quality, your attitude etc.So,you should be well prepared for group discussion.

Interview: Third and final round is one on one interview. Here the company will judge you for your overall personality. If selected, then the company will train you for next six months.

Airhostess Courses

If you are serious about pursuing your career as an Air Hostess, then you must join for a course depending upon your educational qualification.

There are three types of courses.

Certificate Courses: Certification courses are for 10+2 candidates. Usually the duration of a course is 6 months to 1 Year but few fast track certificate courses can be just 3 months long.

Here is the list of certificate courses.

  • Aviation Management and Hospitality
  • Air Hostess Management
  • Aviation Customer Service
  • Air Hostess Training
  • Cabin Crew/Flight Attendant
  • Airlines Hospitality etc.…

Diploma Courses

Diploma courses can also be pursued after 10+2. PG Diploma courses can be pursued only after graduation.

The duration of the course is same as certificate course.

  •  Diploma in Air Hostess Training
  •  Diploma in Aviation and Hospitality Management
  •  Diploma in Hospitality and Travel Management
  •  Diploma in Cabin Crew/Flight Attendant Training

Certificate and Diploma course are crafted and designed by individual institutes.

Degree Courses

Degree courses are the most important course out of all three. The duration of the course is 3 years long and you have to be 10+2.

  • B.Sc. in Air Hostess Training
  • B.Sc. Aviation
  • Bachelor of Hospitality and Travel Management
  • Bachelor of Travel and Tourism Management

So these were list of all the courses.

I recommend you to join a 3 years long degree course.

Air hostess Training Institute/Academy

If you want to materialize your dream of becoming an Airhostess one day, then you have to join any one of the following institutes for a course.

1. Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess, New Delhi and Mumbai

2. Air Hostess Academy, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Delhi, Mumbai

3. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial College of Aeronautics, Jaipur

4. Universal Aviation Academy, Chennai

5. Rai University, Ahmedabad.

There are some other institutes also but these 5 are the best.

Companies

Once you have completed your course successfully you are ready to get hired by following Airline companies in the country.

1. Air India

2. Indian Airlines

3. Alliance Air

4. Go Air

5. Jet Airways

6. Indigo

7. Gulf Air

8. Singapore Airlines

9. Lufthansa

10. Jet Airways

Air Hostess Salary

Salary of an Air Hostess depends upon the airline company she is working with.

Usually, a company pays anything between Rs 25,000 and Rs 75,000 to their Air hostesses. Domestic airlines pay Rs 20,000 to Rs 40,000, and international airlines can pay up to Rs 80,000 depending upon the experience.

However, some of the luxurious international airliners can pay anything between Rs 100,000 to Rs 200,000 per month to their senior air hostesses.

Moreover, companies also provide additional allowances like medical insurance, retirement plan and discounts on flight tickets. So the pay package is really great for air hostess jobs.

Male Air Hostess

Men can also become part of the air crew just like women. This whole article applies to men in a same way as it applies to women.

Conclusion

Air hostess is one of the high-paying and lucrative careers, but as with any other profession, the air hostess job also has some pros and cons. You need to understand this better and then become an air hostess.

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  1. hey thankk soooo much for this information it has really helped me. i am learning hindi an i already know 10 languages but am still waiting for the main conditions.
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  2. Hii.kanika this side.. I have to became an air hostess because I love travelling, and communicate with different types of people. Specially I really love serving . And really helpful to others. I want to became an air hostess but the thing recently at 7th Oct 2015 my mother was expired and my father was not living with me. I completed my studies nd recent I m working with a gym that is Sportsfit by m.s dhoni. This is the franchise of ms dhoni.my Post at That place is Front desk executive. I m working with this organisation from last 1 year. But the thing is I m working only for my little bit earnings and then I apply for air hostess.. I have to fulfil my momma’s dream.. So Please help me little bit.. One chance I definitely proof my self excellent. Seriously.. But one chance.. Plzz.I learned about the air hostess terms and conditions and how to become an air hostess.. Really air hostess are having so much of responsibilities and how to tackle the passengers and my thinking is air hostess will react as a friend to passenger’s… ??

  3. I want to apply for an air hostess but I don’t know how to speak Hindi nor understand it though I’m fluent in English..Will they accept me?

  4. Iam in bsc final year with major botany.but I want to do job of air hostess I know both languages Hindi and English please give me the suggestion About it but I have no coaching and about it

  5. hii,,,i am from assam..mujhe english acchi tarah nahi aati.lekin maine suna hain ki english is compulsory for air hostess.baspan se main ek air hostess banana chati hoon…ab mein kya karna chahiye??

  6. i am aishwarya.r im intrested in becoming air hostess.Currently im an final year m com student,i have good communication skills in english,kannada,telugu.please give me further information about this job.

  7. I am saiprasanna of am atvage of 18 ntpc my goal is to become airhostess bt unfortunately I was went to path of diploma even though I’m eager to become hostess an air

  8. Its my dream since my childhood to become an air hostess. My marks are very low and i have nepali citizen, but i can speak in hindi also i love to talk in hindi with indian people, so please can yuh help me out of this problem i really want to be an air hostess .

  9. Hii m minakshi malviya m very interested to become a airhostess m complete my graduate my age 21year and my height 6 fit and m fair and clear skin plz give me opportunity

  10. can you help me out
    i’m 19 y/o, fair , i can’t speak english fluently i’m willing to join this job but i’m from middle class family i passed my 12th so what should i do after this?

  11. Hiii…
    Thank u sooo much fr telling my dream is to become a air hostess n im soo happy dat i hv gt a clear info about air hostess…..

  12. Hii M Divya . Actually mera English spoken good Nhi hai plus meri 12th marksheet dispatched hai jise aane mein tym lagega so Kya Mai airhoairhostes bnn skti hi ?

  13. Hii i want to become air hostess . now am done graduation by b.com i want to fly in tha sky it’s my prance dream i will give my best so. Please guide me what tha process of this and what i do please guide me because nobody gives me right advice

  14. I am 18 year oldand I just past out of class 12 ..I want to become a airhostres. but I have only two problems I have specs so I can use specs/ lenses and I have not Indian passport so help me .

  15. I want to become an Air Hostess.i love to be. its is one of my dream to become it..but there is only the problem of money for the course that i cannot effort can you help me? And my height is 157.will it do??

  16. Iam here syed salman hyder. My height and personality is well then i have selected science in 1puc after copleting my 2puc how can i get the air hostess course????? Please help me iam very much worried about it….

  17. Haiii……
    l am sinu
    I always want to become a air hostess it’s my childhood dream.
    But i am studing degree final year B. Com. i am 20 year old .my hight of 160cm. I am spoken Hindi,English,Malayalam,languagesvary well.and i am 12th pass,graduatesion final year.and good personality.BUT not a passport.please suggest me? And how mach fees?
    Thank you:-)

  18. Hi my self anushka.i was very inspired.and even i want to become airhostess. i want more info about it. Actually i want the the names of courses which are very mandetory for this field

  19. Hey! Mee nd my csn sis childhood drm is to b’cme air hostess nd we are cute enuf nd we hve gud height and nw wee hve passed 10th …nw can u Plzzzzzzzzzz help us to take nxt option to b’com air hostess Plzzzzzzzzzz suggest us it’s a humble request to u!!

  20. Haiii frnds I want to be air hostess I am really crazy about it I studying diploma computers engineer can u give me necessary instructions to become an air hostess

  21. I am belonged from poor family can I get this job. And how much money required for this job

    1. Riya,this is Shreya. It does not matter if you are from a poor family,the job will pay you good. And it’s the 21st century where the job of an air hostess is offered to everyone. You may be very surprised to find out that you are going to be an amazing air hostess. Good luck!

  22. i am.doing BCS but my eagerly will was doing career as air hostess .
    If anyone please help me out if ..i have opportunities in it even with BCS background field. plz help me out..

  23. Hi I am varaha Gihar.I am 15years old.I study in 11th class.my hight is 5.5 .I want to became an airhostess.This is the biggest dream of my life.and I believe that one day I make an airhostess.

  24. Hiiii I’m soorya ,
    Actually I’m doing my+2 now(medical) .
    I’m not sure about my career .
    I like acting….its my Childhood dream ..but I don’t wanna take it as my profession….
    I have two choice in case of my profession
    1_I like to cmplte nursing ,and wanna help our soldiers who fight for our country
    2_ now by hearing lot about the airhostess field _I think my liking have deviated towards this field
    What should I do in this case……anyone can help me…
    I’m not that much fair…. But I think a good. Complexion. And I’m not that much rich .. A medium family

  25. I am very much interested to join air hostess if I become..so its my dream come true I am 15 years old still I am doing travel and tourism at govt.polytechnic college Chandigarh I want to know That is it compulsory to do hotel management for air hostess .. I also thanks them who encourage me in my life …
    Thanks

  26. hey I’m Shivangi,a student of class 12 th and I wanna fulfill my and my parents dream as well to become air hostess…..so how could I apply for this after passing 12 th standard…..

  27. Hi, I m very much interested to become airhostess so i want to ask that is it necessary to do special course my 12th ???or else i have to do simple graduation ???? I am willing to Air hostess but I am poor family…financial problems but I am very interested in this field it’s my dreams plz will u….. help me thank you…. Thanks for information…

  28. i want to become air hosterss its my drm .our family is very poor .but i want see my mother in good position by doing gob in air hosterss. Plz give me suggestion what to do .

  29. I m very much interested to become airhostess so i want to ask that is it necessary to do special course my 12th ???or else i have to do simple graduation ????

    1. There is a demand, u need to b 12th passed atleast..and if u are graduated with the post graduation degree of Hotel management ..it is an advantage for u itself!!*

    2. The article does say that your personality is more important than your education,so if I were you, I would at least study something else for at least 2 years because you can’t be an air hostess all your life because if you want to start your own family,you won’t ne able to spend lots of time with your baby. So become an air hostess,the best possible,and then when you want to start settling down,you can use your qualifications to maybe get a job as a hotel manager or something like that. That’s what I plan on doing.

      By the way, I am a 15 year old girl somewhere in the world

  30. I want to become an Air Hostess.i love to be. its is one of my dream to become it..but there is only the problem of money for the course that i cannot effort can you help me??

  31. it helps me lot by reading this it is my childhood dream its my dream …………………..ilove this job

  32. Hi this is kabita ,I am 17 years old.but i have height problem 157cm only. Airhoster is my childhood aim.I want to become an airhostess.I very much interested in this field.Given details helped me alot .Hence;i am very much clear about my career,thanks for info it help me alot..

  33. i want to become an air hostess…
    may i do this job….i mean this job is for only girls or boy???
    i am so confuse…plz..give me any ans

    1. Hi.. Ruby here
      I’m pursuing B.com this is my final year
      I have all qualities to b a Airhostess
      I can do anything for this job
      I’ll give my best
      I’ll give my everything to it
      But I have a financial problem 🙁
      Well thanks for the info

  34. become airhostress is my dream but now i can’t become a airhostress because my height is 148cm. 🙁

  35. In my family no one is done this job but I love to do this job much earlier I can do so pleezzz help me!!!!

  36. Hi! I am willing to Air hostess but I am poor family…financial problems but I am very interested in this field it’s my dreams plz will u….. help me thank you…. Thanks for information…

  37. hie …
    m not fair in colour I have dark complexion not too dark but I have height 5.6 and I m educated I have bachelor degree also and m 22 years …. is this a negative point for me complexion ??? but I have all qualities plz tell me

    1. No it’s not a negative point for an air hostess. You probably do have a good appearance and your pleasing personality is all that matters. It’s okay if you don’t have fully fair skin as long as it’s clear and you have all other qualifications. You are very beautiful. Good Luck! This is Shreya.

  38. This information was really helpfull but i one question that i have specs so can i use lens and other all things are all right.

    Thanx for info.

    1. Hi Sakshi, I am Shreya. I have the same problem as you and I want to be an air hostess. I am quite sure glasses are not allowed for flights but you can surely wear contact lens and make your vision 20/20.
      Good Luck!

  39. Hey m astha , i am giving 12th (commerce) exams this year what should i do next to become air hostess

  40. I really want to become an air hostess this is my dream my passion my all things to become an air hostess i want some information about it plzz can you help…..????

  41. I want to be a airhostess now m in bcom 1st yr please tell me what should i do for become an airhostess please it’s a humble request to you.

  42. i am taking education to b an airhostess ,it is a master program, should i hv to complete my graduation also??i am not that much beautiful so what i have to do,will you please suggeste me?

  43. I am studying diploma final year in civil ,can I become an air hostess ? I am so interested in it please give me reply

  44. Hi i want to apply for an air hostess job bt i am 26 yrs old now…
    I hv done mcom nd curently pursuing ca or any job in airlines industry according to qualificatn..i love this job as i wl get to see new plce…. plzz suggest me .

  45. Hi i want to apply for an air hostess job bt i am 26 yrs old now…
    I hv done mcom nd curently pursuing ca .plzzz tell me the way…or any job in airlines industry according to qualificatn..

  46. I want to become an air hostess..
    And its my dream….I love it very much….
    Now am sure I get it job….thank you so much for details complement…..

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