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Emirates swoops for region’s talent

RECRUITMENT bosses from international airline Emirates landed in the region over the weekend on the hunt for the North East’s top talent.

The Dubai-based aviation giant held a recruitment Open Day in Newcastle on in search of cabin crew to join its rapidly-expanding, multi-national workforce.

Since launching its Newcastle to Dubai flight in 2007, the company has proved hugely popular with North East travelers and this year enjoyed a 20% surge in its daily service, with almost 21,000 customers jetting off to the Middle East from January to March.

The event at the Newcastle Marriott Hotel, High Gosforth Park, featured presentations along with question and answer sessions for interested candidates. Applicants should arrive at 9am in business attire, bringing a CV and photograph with them. Emirates employs a large number of cabin crew from the UK, an increasing number of which are from the North East.

One of those is Carly Twidle who joined the airline in 2007 and now works in Economy Class on state-of-the-art Boeing 777 and Airbus A330 and A340 aircraft.

She said: “Prior to joining Emirates, I was working in a ground-based aviation role. Upon deciding I wanted to make the move to become cabin crew, I did my research and found that Emirates was seen to be the best airline and also offered the opportunity to live abroad, so I decided to pursue a career with them.

The successful applicants who are offered a position with the award-winning airline will be based in Dubai, a vibrant, cosmopolitan city, renowned for its wonderful beaches, top-notch leisure and sports activities, fabulous hotels and shopping outlets, and high standards of living.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Ruth Mitchell .