A group photograph of the newly graduated cabin crew

Best overall performer Vesna Gertrude receives her award from PS Belle

Seventeen new cabin crew have joined Air Seychelles following 15 weeks of training in inflight cabin services.

The 14 female and 3 male crew members were presented with their certificates by the airline’s Cabin Services Manager Elsia Hoareau in a ceremony at Seafront Restaurant, Maison du Peuple, on Friday March 5.

The training conducted by Air Seychelles’ cabin services and flight operations training instructors covered inflight service and safety procedures, customer care, dangerous goods regulations, aviation security and basic restraining techniques, flight time limitation, grooming, first aid and duty free sales.

Other training components, which included flight emergency procedures, evacuations and slide drills for the newly graduated crew were carried out at the Air Mauritius Training Centre at the Sir Seewasagoor Ramgoolam International Airport in Mauritius.

Friday’s graduation ceremony was attended by Eddie Belle, principal secretary for tourism who is also Air Seychelles board director; Marja MacGaw, principal secretary for Employment; parents and friends of the graduates and other officials.

In a short address prior to the presentation of certificates, Mr Belle, who was also the guest speaker at the ceremony, reminded the new graduates that they were the first and last impressions to customers and despite the ups and downs of their job they must always be ready to overcome any difficulties and be able to interact easily with people of different cultural backgrounds.

He also appealed to them to make the best of this opportunity and enhance their knowledge as much as possible so that in future they can achieve their aims in life.

Mr Belle also outlined the role and contribution of cabin crew towards the tourism industry.

Awards were also presented to the four best performers.

Miss Vesna Gertrude received the best overall performer award as well as the best female performer award while Mr Ashley Alexis took the best male performer award.

Mr Ted Madeleine was bestowed the most improved performer award.

On behalf of the management and staff of Air Seychelles, Ms Hoareau congratulated the new flight attendants for having successfully completed their initial training programme and reminded them of their role and responsibilities to better fulfill their duties effectively and efficiently.

Ms Hoareau stated that by improving and developing the acquired skills they would be able to perform their duties competently to make Air Seychelles the preferred airline in the Indian Ocean.

The company, she said, will continue to maintain zero tolerance on lack of discipline, arrogance and other negative attitudes and those responsible would be made accountable for their unacceptable actions.

The newly graduated cabin crew members, who were selected from some 300 applicants are Annabelle Victor, Anja Joseph, Emmanuella Ernesta, Christian Camille, Laura Larue, Ashley Alexis, Ginny Barbé, Lynn Francis, Christianne Estico, Molly Sidonie, Colvine Bristol, Ted Madeleine, Janice Benstrong, Nella Samson, Vesna Gertrude, Carol Balthilde and Bianca Camille.

The new flight attendants thanked those who had made their training a success through a musical performance.

To date, the national airline has 136 Seychellois working as cabin crew on its international routes.

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