Hong Kong Airways strengthens Flight Attendant Recruitment in Thailand

The each day flight quantity of Hong Kong Airways has returned to the  pre-pandemic degree within the first half of the yr. Because it continues to develop its fleet and launch new  routes, Hong Kong Airways anticipates to recruit over 10% extra pilots and 40% extra cabin crew  inside the yr. To satisfy these improvement wants, the Firm has launched a sequence of  recruitment occasions in varied cities throughout Hong Kong, Mainland China and different areas, hiring  for a number of positions together with frontline employees and flight attendants.

At its newest flight attendant recruitment occasion hosted in Bangkok on 15 June, the Firm  efficiently attracted 1000’s of job seekers desirous to embark on a profession within the aviation  sector. After a radical screening course of, certified candidates had been invited for on-site  interviews.

Certified candidates had been invited to the recruitment occasion for on-site interviews and  introductory seminar.

The recruitment occasion was honoured by the presence of particular visitor Mr Chaturont CHAIYAKAM,  the Consul-Common of the Royal Thai Consulate-Common in Hong Kong. Mr Chaturont  CHAIYAKAM shared insights on the event alternatives within the aviation sector between  Hong Kong and Thailand, inspired the youthful era of Thailand to actively pursue  careers in aviation, and expressed his assist for Hong Kong Airways’ stepping up its recruitment  efforts in Thailand, contemplating it an important alternative to strengthen the expertise alternate between  the 2 areas.

Sally Lo, Common Supervisor of Onboard Expertise at Hong Kong Airways, acknowledged, “Thai  workers are identified for his or her robust skill to adapt to completely different cultures and work  environments. Their proficiency in each Thai and English, coupled with their diligence, self-discipline,  enthusiasm for work, and dedication to offering wonderful service, offers them an edge within the  worldwide enterprise setting. The over twenty Thai flight attendants we recruited earlier this yr are actually within the ultimate stage of their coaching and are performing effectively. They’re anticipated  to graduate by the top of the month and begin offering service on all our flights.”

With extra abilities from various cultural backgrounds becoming a member of the corporate, Hong Kong Airways  gives them with complete cultural steerage and language course assist. The  Firm has additionally established an worker help programme to assist new joiners address  private or work-related challenges that they could face through the relocation interval. This  contains providing counselling companies, stress administration assets, and steerage to alleviate  homesickness, all aimed toward serving to workers adapt to life in Hong Kong and firm tradition,  guarantee sustainable expertise retention.

Viola Wong, Director of Human Sources of Hong Kong Airways, shared insights on the  firm’s company tradition on the occasion. She acknowledged, “The worker turnover price is at the moment  comparatively steady. To additional retain and encourage our workers, we launched varied incentive  schemes, communication channels and employees caring actions. We anticipate a internet enhance of  500 workers this yr and can proceed to allocate assets in varied elements of expertise  coaching and worker actions to retain our beneficial workers ”

Along with organising recruitment occasions, the Firm continues to recruit as wanted and  accepts job purposes by means of its official web site sometimes to encourage these  keen about aviation to hitch the corporate.