As a flight attendant, you would be responsible for ensuring the safety of all passengers. What would you do if you felt there was a safety threat during a flight?
According to their safety policy on their website, Air Canada is extremely committed to safety and has a safety management system in place to ensure the active involvement of all staff. Flight attendants are on the front line in ensuring safety while flights are in the air, and your interviewer needs to know that you would be swift to take action if you sensed any danger.
"My reaction to a safety threat would rely on my on-the-job training. I would follow Air Canada's protocols and safety regulations to ensure the threat was dealt with quickly. I believe if I were faced with a safety threat, I would do everything to ensure passengers remained calm."
"I am well trained to react in urgent, distressed, and mayday situations. My first course of action is to ensure the passengers are prepared. I'm very excited to learn new procedures here at Air Canada."
Talk to the interviewer about how you would react if you felt safety was at risk. If you have direct experience working on a flight crew and have experience with any safety-related issues, talk through how you handled the situation with ease. Express that you are willing and ready to comply with all safety-related training and policies if you are fortunate enough to be offered the job.
"If I felt a safety issue was imminent, I would first do what is necessary to stop the threat safely and efficiently. If it was necessary to ensure the safety of passengers, I would make sure they got out of harm's way quickly. I'm very proud of my ability to think quickly in urgent situations and would always have this mindset at Air Canada."
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Anonymous Answer
I will follow safety protocols as provided by Air Canada. Most importantly, though, I would ensure the passengers understand their part in case of an emergency so that they will be well prepared. This ensures that during times of distress situations, everyone will at least have a calmer mindset and approach to matters if they are well prepared to handle them.
Rachelle's Feedback
You make a great point on the importance of your passengers feeling prepared as well. Nice, well-rounded response.
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