The airline industry offers many opportunities for exciting and varied careers often no previous experience is required and since airline have an internal promotion structure entry level employees can transfer to other jobs within each company and can advance their careers quite quickly
The industry also offers a wide variety of benefits which may include personal and family travel passes health insurance paid holidays flexible schedules discounts on hotels and car hire most airline sell stanby tickets to other airline employees which are between 75-95 percent off the full fare
However working for an airline or at an airport is not always easy some jobs are physically demanding you may have to work evening or early morning hours or work for long periods without a break there are strict rules about personal appearance and employees often have to spend long periods away from home dealing with frustrated passengers adverse weather conditions delayed flights and emergencies are all part of the routine so airline jobs need people with excellent interpersonal skills who can offer a high level of customer care
In spite of these disadvantages the airline industry offers great career opportunities perhaps one of the most enjoyable aspects of working for an airline (apart from the opportunity to travel) is the chance to meet so many different types of people from all over the world