Working for JAL
Hi guys out there!
I worked for JAL at FRA-Base so I can tell you a little about the company.
Working for JAL is not exactly the same as for many other Airlines.
It is a very interesting experience, you will have training in FRA (London) AND Tokyo (6 weeks) which will be great but hard anyway. They expect you to wear your make up the way they want it and you have to sit straight for the whole day.
They are looking for special crew with a special attitude. You need to follow a lot of rules and they don't want foreign-crew who is questioning everything. They have their japanese way of doing many things and you have to follow or you can go.
You will have to work very hard, at JAL flights nobody is sitting and reading newspaper, etc. But the pax are very easy, except DEL flights, haha!!!
It depends on your character. If you think you can handle this, you can have a very funny time there. Sometimes frustrating but ok. The salary is very good, so this will keep your head up.
Don't forget, YOU will be foreign base for them and sometimes you will be treated like this.
If you are a good-looking guy, this job is perfect for you, the japanese girls will love you, but for girls it can be very lonely. You will have flights with crew which do not speak to you if it is not necessary.
A lot of foreign crew quit in the firs few month as they can't stand working there.
Anyway, Narita will be you second home so you can enjoy nightlife in the truck, lol!
I spent two years there and sometimes it was very hard, but I wouldn't want to have missed it as I met some wonderful people there and I would do it again!!!