15 new cabin crew for Air Seychelles |12 December 2007
The graduation of the new attendants comes at the opportune time when Air Seychelles has just increased its current fleet of aircraft, from two to three, with the addition of La Belle Creole over the weekend.
The new cabin crew were presented with their certificates by Air Seychelles’ Cabin Services Manager (CSM), Elsia Hoareau, during a ceremony at the International Airport at Pointe Larue last Friday in the presence of Air Seychelles’ Human Resources Manager, Marja Karjalainen, and other division heads and top officials of the local airline.
During that same ceremony, they also received their cabin crew wings (Air Seychelles official pin) from their training instructors, Xavier Edmond
The new graduates, who were selected from 200 applicants, are Nathalie Camille, Nelda Charles, Charlotte Lepathy, Harold L’estrange, Manuella Fideria, Christine Henriette, Collin Jacqueline, Fiona Philoe, Carol Denis, Tatiana Richemond, Mervin Mederic, Tania Mellie, Gerda Monthy and Effie Otar.
Tania Mellie was presented with an award for best overall performer during the three months of training. Others who excelled during the three months were Tatiana Richmond and Harold L’estrange, who were designated the best female and male performers respectively, as Christine Henriette was adjudged to be the most improved performer during the course of their training.
The fifteen cabin attendants carried out their emergency procedures, evacuations and slide drills with Air Mauritius in Mauritius. The initial part of their training was conducted locally at the Air Seychelles Training Academy at the International Airport at Pointe Larue.
Welcoming the graduates on board Air Seychelles in-flight staff list, CSM Ms Hoareau, reminded the new hostesses that the in-flight services world is indeed a very exciting and challenging world, “challenging because our goal is to provide an excellent standard of service”, and exciting “because of the nature of work, which entails carrying customers to many destinations”.
“You must recognize that there are many airlines striving for the same goal,” she said, adding “you must therefore see this as a challenge that will continually drive us to strive to achieve service excellence”.
“Your first and foremost priority is to be there for our customers,” she said.