Christine Edwards
MAM Flight Attendant - MEL Base |
Christine Edwards has been flying for MAM Aviation on Qantas Aircraft for 3
years in the short haul division. We asked her to be our websites “spotlight on a MAM Casual’ and tell us
what she thinks of her job.
What were you doing before you became a MAM Flight Attendant?
I have always had the travel bug, and before I started at MAM I was working my way around the world doing
various customer service related positions, some of them included instructing Americans how to snowboard
down the slopes of the Canadian Rockies, to serving up a mean cocktail in the bars of the Greek Islands.
When I finally came back to Australian soil, I thought that I ought to put my university degree to good use,
however after many late night chats with my sister and her husband, who are both QF flight attendants,
I decided I also wanted to be a flight attendant so I could mix my love of customer service with my passion for travel.
They kept telling me how great their jobs were and enjoyed seeing many different parts of Australia.
This obviously exited the travel bug in me, so when the opportunity to join MAM came up I jumped at the chance.
What part of the job do you like best?
I love the fact that this job is not an ordinary 9 to 5 position, and that it is different every time I go to work.
I have met lots of wonderful people with many becoming my close friends.
Tell us what trips you went on last month?
As a MAM flight attendant I was lucky enough to be allocated a regional trip to Narita, Japan where all the crew belted
out a few out-of-tune songs in the karaoke bar and later enjoyed some of the best noodle huts Narita had to offer.
Aside from Japan the rest of my roster consisted of Sydney, Adelaide and Perth flights.
What tips/advice would you give to someone interested in a MAM Casual role?
To be a MAM flight attendant you need to be reliable, flexible, adaptable and
ready to go on extended trips at sometimes short notice. You have to be prepared
for long days, different time zones and working all hours of the day and night.
But the best piece of advice is to make sure you have a wardrobe big enough to
store all your 'essential' shopping items you happen to stumble across on your
overnights.
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