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Emirates plans hiring 5,000 cabin crew
Emirates readies to recruit 5,000 cabin crew from six continents in 2024
Emirates is on a major recruitment drive, aiming to hire 5,000 new cabin crew members this year.
The recruitment is primarily for those who will soon or have recently stepped into the world of work.
It is inviting fresh graduates, and those with a year or so of hospitality or customer service experience.
Cabin crew travel the world across more than 140 cities in 76 countries.
In 2024, Emirates’ recruitment team will host open days and assessments in more than 460 cities across six continents.
Cabin crew are based in Dubai.
In 2023, Emirates hired 8,000 cabin crew and held recruitment events in 353 cities
In August 2023, the airline’s cabin crew numbers surpassed 20,000.
The new cabin crew recruitment drive comes as Emirates begins to take delivery of its A350s from mid-year and the Boeing 777-Xs starting in 2025.
The airline has 65 A350s and a mix of 205 777-9s and 777-8s in its order book.
The new aircraft will expand the airline’s reach and flexibility to add new routes to its network.
Cabin crew recruits undergo an intensive eight weeks of training in hospitality, safety and service in Emirates’ state-of-the-art facility in Dubai.
Emirates’ cabin crew team hail from more than 140 nationalities and speak 130 languages.
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