{"id":56582,"date":"2020-12-17T18:00:59","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T18:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=56582"},"modified":"2020-12-18T14:53:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T14:53:34","slug":"cabin-crew-forced-to-hang-up-their-uniforms-for-a-career-change-after-a-turbulent-nine-months-of-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2020\/12\/17\/cabin-crew-forced-to-hang-up-their-uniforms-for-a-career-change-after-a-turbulent-nine-months-of-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Welsh cabin crew hang up their uniforms after a turbulent ten-months of Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The coronavirus grounds planes and pushes Welsh flight attendants into unemployment and other job sectors following mass redundancies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Feature-header-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Feature-header-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Feature-header-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Feature-header-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Feature-header-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Feature-header-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Feature-header-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Feature-header.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Feature-header-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Feature-header-1400x700.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Feature-header-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Feature-header-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Feature-header-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Feature-header-770x385.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Feature-header-1366x683.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Feature-header-585x293.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Feature-header-1170x585.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Feature-header.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Feature-header-293x147.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2020\/12\/Feature-header-1400x700.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Welsh flight attendants hang up their uniforms for the last time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Cabin crew have unpinned the wings from their uniform and placed them in retirement; switched makeup and a neck scarf for pyjamas and a laptop, to endlessly scroll job vacancies in a desperate attempt to regain an income following the devastating flight attendant redundancies across the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welsh flight attendants have been left struggling to keep afloat during the challenging times of unemployment after the aviation industry plummeted following the coronavirus pandemic, forcing former cabin crew into other job role sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Covid-19 has caused mass redundancies across the UK since March 2020 and continues to puncture the aviation industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UK Government acknowledges the \u201cunprecedented strain\u201d on airlines in a special <a href=\"https:\/\/publications.parliament.uk\/pa\/cm5801\/cmselect\/cmtrans\/745\/74502.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">report<\/a> it commissioned this summer, as airlines were forced to tighten their belts and make further spending cuts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a study with 84 flight attendants, 58 said they had changed sectors or aimed to change careers to the NHS since being made redundant from their role as cabin crew between March and December 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u2018<\/strong>Cabin crew prepare for landing\u2019<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Careers Wales reported 426 people in Wales were employed as cabin crew in 2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the pandemic, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) report show employment in the transport industry across the UK fell by 12 percent leaving many Welsh flight attendants without an income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neither the Welsh Government, Social Survey, Board of Airline Representatives (BAR) or the Labour Market were able to provide figures on cabin crew redundancies in Wales following the impact of Covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A former <em><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2012\/10\/24\/new-services-announced-for-cardiff-airport\/\">Cardiff International Airport<\/a><\/em> flight attendant who wishes to remain anonymous said, many cabin crew are now &#8220;left unemployed&#8221; with \u201cno support.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former Cardiff flight attendant of 18-years was made redundant in September and since has \u201cstruggled\u201d with her mental health. She added, \u201cI feel forgotten about\u201d by the aviation industry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following her redundancy, the Cardiff route worker remains unemployed and reliant on the Jobseeker scheme for an income until she&#8217;s able to get a job in the care sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another crew member has been forced to move to London to work as a hairdresser following his redundancy after failing to secure a job in his hometown Cardiff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The New Economics foundation (NEF) said, \u201cWorkers will need to permanently transition out of employment in aviation.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Crushing the dreams of future generations&nbsp;<\/span>\n\nThe coronavirus has caused the future generation to change their chosen career path \nfrom cabin crew. Merthyr Tydfil College lecturer Nicole Richard-Jones said \nthe <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TCMTBusiness?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Travel and Tourism<\/em> <\/a> course has seen a \u201csignificant decrease in enrolments\u201d \nfollowing the fall of the aviation sector with \"over 13 plus spaces left available\"\nin the 2020 cohort. \n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bouncing back into employment<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately, the interchangeable skills of cabin crew have proven to be a crucial factor to the relaunch of careers for Welsh flight attendants, many are starting new careers with the NHS and hope to work on the Covid-19 vaccination programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One former flight attendant who was made redundant earlier in the summer from her 12-year career said, \u201cFlying was my life! My identity!\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After losing hope, she received two job offers with the NHS and now works as a new-born hearing screener in the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU). She added, \u201cOne of the benefits [from the job role] is being able to build friendships with work colleagues,\u201d an opportunity she didn&#8217;t have as a flight attendant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many former cabin crew have launched their own businesses, ideas that sparked from a love for the aviation industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/flamingoandcactus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Flamingo and Cactus<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mulberry.moose\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mulberry.Moose<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bombshellsandbaubles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bombshells and Baubles<\/a><\/em> are three start-up Instagram companies aiming to warm the hearts of former cabin crew who have recently been made redundant.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The online stores have enabled former flight attendants to receive a source of income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Virgin Atlantic spokesperson said, \u201cApproximately 2,100 crew have left the business, however many of them are in [the] holding pool.\u201d Virgin Atlantic\u2019s new free testing trial enables passengers to take a \u2018rapid antigen test\u2019 allowing passengers to fly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The trial started on 9 December 2020 at Heathrow Airport, following this, the company spokesperson added, \u201cWe hope [flight attendants] will gradually be invited to return to flying with us, as [the] demand [for flights] slowly returns.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A former cabin crew member of Virgin Atlantic was made redundant in the summer and has since used her passion for travel to set up her own travel agency, however she said her new start-up company is her only income and stresses that it is &#8220;not enough to live on.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fears for further redundancies&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Cerianne Draper, a 27-year-old flight attendant from Cardiff fears for the safety of her job with British Airways. Cerianne explained that BA used a \u201cpoint system\u201d to determine who would be made redundant. \u201cIf you were below the number [BA determined], you were up for being made redundant&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The flight attendant of four-and-a-half years said she feels she \u201cdoesn\u2019t have much job security\u201d and emphasises that the company \u201ccould do another wave of redundancies\u201d in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A silver lining for cabin crew<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>With over 5,000 members, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/crewbusinesses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crew Businesses<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/Notjustcrew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NotJustCrew<\/a> have joined together in force to establish a central hub on Facebook for flight attendants to share support and job advertisements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationaction.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aviation Action<\/a>, a charity supporting the mental health and wellbeing of former UK aviation employees was set up in May 2020 by founder Chris Wild, the head of airfield operations at Manchester Airport. The charity offers one-to-one support with a mental health professional, group support, CV writing tips and many other services.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We provide supporters who can empathise and give realistic advice to former aviation workers who find themselves in desperate times<\/p><cite>Simon J Marton, author of \u2018Journey of a Reluctant Air Steward\u2019 and a volunteer peer support member of Aviation Action charity<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As former Welsh cabin crew prepare to put on a new uniform and launch themselves into new industries, many are excited for new career paths and futures in the NHS, others are prepared to support themselves through their own businesses with the hope to return to aviation and a large majority continue to search for a new income and remain supported financially by the Welsh government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr 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The investment in the Airport will open nine routes of travel, creating 40 direct jobs and over 250 indirect jobs, saving the capital from further unemployment and raising hope among the Welsh aviation sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Qatar Airways<\/strong><br>Qatar Airways will also make its return to <em>Cardiff International Airport<\/em> and will recommence service on 28 March, 2021 after a difficult lockdown for the airline. 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