Fetish for Air Hostess

One of my guilty pleasures go to do with my an uncanny liking towards Air hostess / Fight Attendent.

During late or mid 80’s I frequently accompanied my parents to Trivandrum Airport to say ta ta bye-bye to many of my American cousins and Gulf relatives. And it during such visits I got the first glimpse of these angelic, flawless, air-hostesses.Yes, these spotlessly fresh air-hostess at that age drove me an fetish that still lingers on.

Namaste Air Inida
During 80’s, only few women wore short skirt, and all carrier’s air hostess wore sari. A typical Air India air hostess would be seen in sari and an ubiquitous VIP hand bag. And when ever I’ve seen then, they were with handsome pilots, talking animatedly on some unknown topic. 🙂

And I used to wonder how they carried their daily life in these flying capsules. Years passes, I still carry these little puzzles, still unanswered. I wish I had an Air hostess friend to learn about their profession.

How’s life as an Air Hostess?
Many aspirants would wonder about a job as an air hostess? How’s their flying routine? Do they get ample breaks? Can they just call to take a leave? How do they become remarkable at their job? What are the irksome issues during their job? How do they deal or avoid perverts like me who deliberately touch as they move around the aisle? Do they fall in love with passengers or have crush with them? How do they do the routine job with passion?

I know there are many young girls looking out a job in Airlines Industry? Where do they get answers to these questions? As an air hostess, how do you get more people to join this job? 

So, what happened to air hostess from yesteryears? I have read somewhere that many old time flying beauties courted big business men, bureaucrats  industrialist. And many of them married these leaders. I wonder if such things happen today?

Well, now flying has become a middle class phenomena. Folks like you and me, scraping for a living are in the economy section.

More questions to ex-air hostess and flight attendants?

  • Once they retire, what kind of job is best for them?
  • Are they right candidates for hospitality business?
  • Is there a recruiting firm which specializes in recruiting these folks?
  • What other career openings are open to them? 
  • Where do most of the ex-airhostess join or work?
  • Is there an online community of these people? If not, can you moderate or start one?
  • How much does a air hostess earn in an year – domestic and international career?
  • How can air hostess upgrade the skills? What skills are easy to pick or the hard ones?

And what happened to the yesteryear glamour air hostesses?

Charles