Kiela from Delta Airlines popped into school this afternoon to chat to the pupils about her job as a flight attendant. She got married at Dunskey last year and loved it so much that her and her husband are back visiting on holiday – and she kindly gave up some of her afternoon to spend it at Portpatrick Primary!
The boys and girls were prepared with plenty of questions to help them learn about the world of work onboard an aircraft. Pupils learned that Kiela was inspired by her Aunt who was also a flight attendant and used to show her pictures of her travelling all over the world.
Kiela shared lots of interesting facts about the training that she had to undertake to become a flight attendant – working for 12-14 hours a days, 6 days a week to graduate training. This involved learning how to deal with medical emergencies including CPR, how to fight fires, how to evacuate the plane, and how to provide excellent customer service. Team working is also a key aspect of being a flight attendant since you work as part of a crew.
Pupils enjoyed hearing about Kiela’s stories as life as a flight attendant – her favourite part of the job is getting to see the world and her least favourite is when something goes wrong/mean passengers. She even did the safety demonstration that happens before take-off for the boys and girls!
She shared with pupils that she earns approximately £60,000 a year! At which point the staff decided that we’re all re-training to become flight attendants!!! Only kidding – you’re stuck with us! 🙂
A huge thank-you to Kiela for giving up her afternoon to share her experiences with the pupils – we thoroughly enjoyed it!
