Etihad Airways' India cabin crew recruitment drive draws huge interest
Etihad Airways' biggest ever India
recruitment campaign has been heralded a huge success with more than
1,000 applications received from men and women looking to join the
airline's cabin crew division.
The drive, in Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi, successfully found the
required 200 applicants who will be trained as Etihad Airways cabin crew
in advance of the airline's operational expansion in India in December
2013.
The Abu Dhabi-based airline recently announced it will
increase flight frequencies, and introduce wide-bodied aircraft to India
for the first time, with greater expansion set for 2014.
Richard
Hill, Etihad Airways' Chief Operations Officer, said: "India will play
an increasingly central part in the expansion of Etihad Airways and we
are delighted that so many men and women are keen to join our ranks as
members of cabin crew. There are already nearly 4,000 cabin crew flying
aboard Etihad Airways aircraft. They enjoy comprehensive training,
development, and career opportunities, and we look forward to welcoming
new Indian colleagues as we enter this exciting new phase of growth."
New
cabin crew members undergo a six week training program in Abu Dhabi,
which includes all aspects of cabin safety and service delivery. The
training is conducted at Etihad Airways' state-of-the-art Training
Academy.
The airline employs people from more than 138
nationalities, reflecting the global reach of the airline and
underscoring the multicultural nature of the Etihad Airways' team.
Etihad Airways' plans Indian operations expansion::
• Increase from daily to double-daily its Abu Dhabi-Mumbai and Abu Dhabi-New Delhi flights;
•
Use wide-bodied Airbus A340-600 aircraft on one of the daily Abu Dhabi -
Mumbai flights, offering First, Business and Economy Classes;
• Use
wide-bodied Airbus A330-200 aircraft on one of the daily Abu Dhabi - New
Delhi flights, offering Business and Economy Class; and
• Upgrade daily Abu Dhabi - Chennai flights from 136-seat Airbus A320s to new Airbus A321s, seating 174 passengers.
