You may only see them smiling, delivering meals and relaying flight safety regulations, but your flight attendants are trained to do so much more than you could ever imagine.
News site, Jaunted has compiled a list of unique training – like jungle survival and karate – flight crew are put through before they get the uniform
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South American airline, TAM requires its flight attendants to go through jungle survival training.
We’re not sure if this is the ensure they’re prepared for any emergency landing in one of South America’s jungles, but the course is conducted in the wild behind TAM’s training center and covers everything from flare practice to using debris to build a lavatory.
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If you’re flying Delta and can’t decide which wine to pair with your inflight meal then search for your flight attendant sporting a wine bottle-shaped name tag. They’re the onboard ‘Sky Sommelier’ and have worked closely with Delta’s culinary team to pair your meals with the perfect drink.
Don’t mess with a Singapore Airlines chick because they can more than likely take you down.
In addition to special etiquette classes, Singapore Airlines has a trained martial arts club for its cabin crew, which teaches taekwondo. Many of its members have already earned their black belt.
The airline also has a course called REACT that teaches staff how to handle abusive passengers.
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Hawaiian Airlines’ crew don’t just travel around the skies, but also in the waters.
The airline encourages its staff members to join its outrigger canoe teams. Staff from all levels of the carrier are able to join the team and train to compete at a serious level.
And then there’s Virgin’s crew that have studied an employees-only handbook on how to look good.
The flying fashionistas are not only trained to know the proper styling of the Virgin Atlantic gear, but also how to get beauty sleep and stop static on their clothes.
