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Dear Naeelah

Flight Attendants formally know as Airhostesses and Cabin Crew or Cabin Attendants are employed by airlines. For South African Airways you must be a South African and be at least 18 years old (not older than forty) and there is a minimum height requirement too. Contact to find out how you go about applying for admission to their training programme.

The Employment Officer
South African Airways
P O Box 7778
Johannesburg, 2000
www.caa.co.za (Careers in Aviation)

If you are interested in travel you could also consider a National Diploma in Tourism Management or Event Management or if your interest lies in retail consider Retail Business Management. All these national diplomas are offered by universities of technology. For example see the Cape Peninsular University of Technology’s webpage for more details of the courses they offer in this career area: (http://info.cput.ac.za/prospectus_3/cluster.php?f=1)

As long as you keep your results above 50% you should be eligible to apply. Use the following career planet link to find the University of Technology closest to you. Explore their courses and the admission requirements: http://www.careerplanet.co.za/_pages/places_to_study

While you are about it explore all their qualifications to see if anything catches your attention. Also look up their admission requirements.