Flintstone; You are correct it ill becomes any of us to fight and sqabble after a genuine question was asked of us. As is often the case perhaps some of us are too passionate about what we do and always feel a need to defend ourselves as if the CC position is unworthy.
Some of the advice offered is spot on and a good start could be made locally and if your daughter fits in she can then move into other airlines. She may choose to make a career of it, 10 years from now it may well be the middle eastern airlines that offer the better prospects.
At BA in the next couple of years and at least by 2012 we intend to take on at least 6500 CC in the main for our A380 aircraft. Presently as some of the guys and gals have said the UK CC and aviation in general is not in good health and may not be for a couple of years, Get a service industry sector position for a couple of years and then take a look. Super stores offer good prospects and have positive links forward to the airline industry roles.