(Beijing Comprehensive News) British Airways will double the number of aircraft personnel who return to and from Chinese flights to seeks to seek expansion business in this world's second largest aviation market.
Comprehensive Reuters and Bloomberg reported that Calum Laming, the chief customer of British Airlines, said that British Airlines expects flights to Beijing and Shanghai, and will add 50 flight attendants who speak Mandarin in July this year.EssenceAt that time, there will be 100 flight attendants who speak Mandarin, and China will become the second largest source of overseas flight attendants in the airline company, second only to India.
After the border closed due to the crown disease epidemic, British and Airlines resumed direct flights to Shanghai and Beijing in April and June last year.Lamin said that British Airlines announced the recruitment plan in October and attracted thousands of people to apply.
Cirium data from the aviation industry analysis company shows that British Airlines is the second largest flight operator to and from China in December 2019. The number of flights a month before the outbreak of the epidemic is as high as 133.
In December 2023, British Airlines currently only provides 89 flights per month.La Ming said: "Returning to the market is the primary task of British Airways, otherwise we will not double the number of flight attendants."
