I read a report in Hindustan Times recently that cabin crew is going to be in severe short supply in India. Is this news correct?
That’s absolutely right. By the end of 2010, there will be eight new private airlines operating in the country, which means a volley of fresh recruitments. I understand that today, there are about 160 commercial aircraft in operation. Start-ups won’t operate more that five aircraft in the first year of operation; but assuming that each airline adds 10 aircrafts, each year, we are still talking of 80 new aircrafts. This will necessitate the induction of thousands of airhostesses, stewards and pilots to man these aircrafts. Indian Airlines has already announced plans to hire 400-cabin crew when it inducts 43 new planes into its fleet. New routes, new services, new aircrafts and new airlines will necessitate new cabin crew, as there is already a shortage of trained professionals in the industry.
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