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TheCurator

@Lloiddd Because they've strong international presence as companies plus most European FA's, by Emirates' standards, are not religion fanatics like most Arabs and also Europeans tend to look/have higher hygiene standards too. FA's are the face of the airline so they need to look nice and usually sexy. They need to look and be clean and smart. If Emirates and Etihad decided to hire only Arab FA's, how would you feel as a non-Arab passenger being inside an aircraft surrounded by compatriots of terrorists and religious fanatics? You'd prefer to feel at home and safe and unfortunately due to the terrorist attacks of recent years the average person when in presence of people with darker skin feels endangered. It's all about marketing their product.

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Lloiddd

@TheCurator I see. I figure that much. I thought that a lot of Arabic women from Gulf might be too conservative for the job. Plus I think for many of them it's really not a job that...'suitable' to their taste since a lot of them get huge stipend from oil dollars. I did hear a conversation from Arabic FA's (not my flight) but I doubt they're from Gulf (could be Lebanese or Egyptian).

Are you European? I've chatted online with a British woman who was applying to Etihad years ago. She seemed to be ecstatic, like it's a great company to be employed by.

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TheCurator

@Lloiddd Yes half European half US man. Etihad & Emirates offer amazing salaries and benefits. My salary package given to me by Emirates before the final interview was about 3,000 USD after taxes plus tip money when you arrive to international airport so you can eat in the airport restaurants and buy souvenirs. They offered personal trainer to always be fit, free dinner in expensive restaurants in Dubai, high class accommodation with no bills apart Internet and you were allowed to bring in your wife and kids to live with you. In case you'd like to live somewhere else you were given accommodation benefit about 2,000 USD.

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