Insights on Flight Attendant Pay, Working Hours, Travel Tips, and Cybersecurity Issues
Flight attendant Grace Hampson explains that pay structures include a basic salary plus flight pay and per diems, with amounts varying by airline. According to the National Careers Service, basic flight attendant salaries typically range from £19,000 to £28,000 per year. There are no fixed weekly hours for flight attendants; however, the Civil Aviation Authority limits allow up to 900 flight hours in a rolling year and no more than 100 hours in a rolling 28-day period, along with 28 days of holiday per year.
The training path for flight attendants involves completing an attestation, a safety qualification that takes about a week, followed by an aircraft-type rating specific to the aircraft they will serve on. Passengers are asked to remain in their allocated seats during take-off due to weight and balance considerations that affect aircraft stability.
Regarding travel advice, the best time to travel is early in the morning, with Tuesdays and Wednesdays typically offering cheaper travel options.
In cybersecurity, there have been at least 105 Cyber Choices referrals in the current financial year, with an average age of about 15 and the youngest referral at seven years old. Notable cybersecurity incidents include M&S suffering a £136 million loss, a data breach affecting 6.5 million customers at Co-op, and disruption at Jaguar Land Rover costing £1.9 billion. Gaming has been identified as a major contributing factor in several cases.
