Whats the difference between air hostesses & waitresses?

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Pompal '09.

The main difference is about 35000 feet! I have, also, not yet visited a restaurant where the waitress has taken me through the various emergency procedures, checked whether I am securely fastened in my seat or offered to sell me tobacco products, perfume etc. Whilst I would agree that the life of an air steward/ess is not as glamorous as, perhaps, it is considered to be, I would certainly rate it as a more interesting career than being a waitress and probably opens up more opportunities (job &otherwise) for the incumbent.

Bruce Campbell

a waitress doesn't give bjs to the pilot . .. . .as they are not often in a plane...... see?

JohnnyOneLung

Er air hostesses also have a lot more health and safety to do.
Very hard to crash in a restaurant.

Dee

There a big difference in terms of u being there, secured on the ground ... where up there in the air, just one aspect of an air hostess's job is to Serve the passengers. But mainly they're there for the safety of the passengers. U've got to understand the numerous life threatening situations a air hostess faces on every flight. do you know all your first aid and to assist giving birth to a child on board. to fight a fire. to use the various emergency equipments.
There's a lot more to merely serving wen you're in the air as compared to wen u wait tables at a restuarant on ground level.

cheers!!!

JacoBiTe

Not much in terms of work, but the pleasure aspect air hostesses get in touring to different destinations, do tend them to be looked upon as something glamorous!!! Plus the perks as bad Bruce says!! Oh i want to be a pilot!!! Come fly come fly with me lol

EHFAR

There is a big difference. On the surface, they appear to be the same and I would agree that almost anyone can serve a dinner tray or drink. However, flight attendants are very well trained for the "what ifs" so to speak.
Many people don't make it through training because they "freeze" when it comes to practicing for emergencies.
Examples....if you have to prepare the cabin for an emergency landing, you've got to be calm and keep it together. When a passenger has a heart attack, you are the one who has to perform CPR. If a passenger is angry, you are stuck there dealing with it until things are resolved. You can't just comp his dinner and say goodbye.
I have sat down in a seat to calm a child who was out of control screaming and the mother did nothing. A friend of mine did use the AED on a man and he died. She had to comfort his wife the best she could for the remainder of the flight. That was the toughest day for her.
So, you see, these things don't happen everyday, but we are trained to handle a boatload of things that the passengers wouldn't even think about when they get onto an airplane.

Mike

about 35000 feet.

cherub

That's a shame. Although they have a big role in hospitality like waitresses, their primary and most important role is safety and comfort of passengers.

Bex

air hostesses wait to you on a plane.
waitresses wait to you in restaurants.
with air hostesses you can trave for free!

gromit801

A flight attendant (or air hostess) is there for one reason, and one reason only: To provide assistance in case of an emergency. Serving food or drinks is a courtesy of the airline. FA's are trained in CPR, first aid, and the use of a portable defribulator. Can a waitress say that? No.

You obviously DON'T know their job description.

Laura Louissee â™¥ Richard Hammond

the advantages of being an air hostess are
(a) the money is a lot better
(b) they get to travel alot
(c)cheap holidays
(d)their main job is safety officer
there is a slight difference

anna i

a waitress is on the ground and an air hostess is on a plane. but other than that not much difference. done both and neither was exciting.

oldhombre

I see where you're coming from and its true sometimes. As a mere passenger through the system, everybody who works to make my journey more pleasant is worth their weight in gold.

psymon

Air hostesses have to attend lengthy and quite arduous courses on safety, fire procedures, crash landing procedures on land and on water (the latter requires sessions spent fully clothed in a swimming pool). They must know what can and can't be carried in the passenger cabin of aeroplanes, how to deal with medical emergencies at 20,000 feet, often they need to be multi-lingual and they have to be good at soothing the nerves of the most nervous passengers (and much more besides).
Everyone who thinks that they are no more than waitresses is obviously ignorant of exactly what is required for the job.

Jane G

Years ago before flying was available to the masses, to have a job as an air hotesses was seen as very glamorous. People dressed up to take a flight and expected /and probably got a first class service. Air hotesses dealt with the rich and famous. The role of a flight attendant is no better than a glorified waitress although they seem to have kept their "superior" air over the years... probably because once we are on that plane we are basically "squashed sitting ducks" at their mercy! I think the uniform helps as some of the cheaper airlines have ditched the smart suits that Virgin and BA have for T shirts/polo shirts etc and its not the same then.

biggles

NONE except they use trolleys....hence trolley dolly for the males!!!

Mr Tripod

There's very little difference except the environment where they work...In fact i would argue that waitresses do more in their work, they normally have to know the menu and wine list , wheras air hostesses only have to ask whether or not you're a vegitarian and then they put a tray down in front of you with your 'starter' 'main course' and 'sweet'. I suppose there's the safety aspect in an aeroplane but, let's be honest, a monkey could be trained to do that.
Air hostesses used to be seen as glamourous decades ago when flying was only for the very rich but now everyone flies away on holiday and i think these hostesses should be bought down a peg or two 'cos some of them are so stuck up it makes me laugh..

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