Flight Attendant - Honolulu, Hawaii ID-6075

Job vacancy details:*

  • Attend preflight briefings concerning weather, altitudes, routes, emergency procedures, crew coordination, lengths of flights, food and beverage services offered, and numbers of guests

  • Pleasantly greet and direct guests to their assigned seats and answer flight related questions

  • Assist guests with stowing carry-on luggage in overhead compartments or underneath cabin seats

  • Demonstrate use of safety equipment (e.g., seat belts, oxygen masks, and life jackets) and emergency procedures prior to take-off

  • Walk aisles of planes to check for guest observation of safety regulations, enforce and advise guests of safety infractions and effectively diffuse and resolve difficult guest’s situations

  • Direct and assist guests in emergency procedures, such as evacuating a plane following an emergency landing

  • Provide food and beverage service consistently and as prescribed by procedure

  • Collect and reconcile payments for various onboard products such as; alcoholic beverages, meals, duty free sales, etc.

  • Administer first aid, if necessary

  • Make written and verbal reports of emergency/safety incidents occurring during flight

  • Prepare guests and aircraft for landing, following procedures

  • Satisfactorily complete annual FAA-approved re-certification provided by Hawaiian Airlines

  • Ability to obtain and maintain an AOA Badge

  • Possess the ability to learn and maintain current knowledge and competency of emergency procedures in accordance with Hawaiian and FAA’s Regulations

  • Able to be present to work alternative schedules, including evenings, weekends and holidays

  • Ability to effectively and professionally interact with others (colleagues and guests)

  • Able to work effectively with other colleagues to deliver a never-ending aloha experience by providing prompt and pleasant responses to guest inquiries, requests and complaints while aboard the flight

  • The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, recognizing there is a problem and escalating the concern

  • Able to work in climates and locations across the globe and work variable shifts

  • Able to fly at high altitude

  • Able to meet physical demands of the job

  • Assist ill or incapacitated passengers and fellow crew members

  • Evacuate the aircraft in heavy, dense smoke during a cabin fire

  • Handle and operate oxygen bottles and fire extinguishers

  • Remove and lift emergency cabin windows (weighing up to 60 pounds)

  • Jump down the emergency slide from height of approximately 24.5 feet

All of the job duties, including the emergency duties, outlined above are essential functions of the flight attendant job.

Minimum Requirements

**Hawaiian Airlines is regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT - regulation, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of Marijuana, Cocaine, Opioids, PCP (Phencyclidine), and Amphetamine prior to any offer of employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Hawaiian Airlines and any employment offer will be withdrawn.

*** In addition to routine employment eligibility verification, U.S.-based airlines must gather information to validate country of citizenship and country of birth. Upon hire, you must provide documentation proving your current country citizenship and birthplace.

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States, for any employer, without sponsorship. Hawaiian Airlines will not sponsor applicants for nonimmigrant or immigrant employment visas or status for this position.**

Preferred Qualifications

  • Two years of direct customer experience in the hospitality or airline industry, OR four years of customer contact and customer service issue resolution with the general public in industries such as retail, education, health care, and/or professional services.

  • College education or degree

About Hawaiian Airlines

Now in its 95th year of continuous service, Hawaiian is Hawaiʻi's largest and longest-serving airline. Hawaiian offers approximately 150 daily flights within the Hawaiian Islands, and nonstop flights between Hawaiʻi and 16 U.S. gateway cities,as well as service connecting Honolulu and American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea and Tahiti.

Consumer surveys by Condé Nast Traveler and TripAdvisor have placed Hawaiian among the top of all domestic airlines serving Hawaiʻi. The carrier was named Hawaiʻi's best employer by Forbes in 2024 and has topped Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best list as the No. 1 U.S. airline for the past two years. Hawaiian has also led all U.S. carriers in on-time performance for 18 consecutive years (2004-2021) as reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The airline is committed to connecting people with aloha by offering complimentary meals for all guests on transpacific routes and the convenience of no change fees on Main Cabin and Premium Cabin seats. HawaiianMiles members also enjoy flexibility with miles that never expire. As Hawai‘i’s hometown airline, Hawaiian encourages guests to Travel Pono and experience the islands safely and respectfully.

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