Minimum age 21 at Emirates/Qatar, what to do at 19 while waiting?
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#1 Not me, my sister, she's 19, wants Emirates. Two years to wait. What's the smartest use of the time so she's a strong candidate at 21?
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#2 Best plan I know: 1) a customer-facing job with complaints in it, hotel, restaurant, retail; 2) English to C1 spoken; 3) one year at an 18+ airline if she can, Ryanair, Wizz, easyJet, a national carrier. Flying crew with a year of experience is the lowest-risk hire a Gulf recruiter can make. 4) Swimming and reach sorted early. She'll walk into the Open Day at 21 ahead of 90% of the room.
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#3 Ryanair hires from 18 and a year on our short-haul is exactly the experience the Gulf carriers respect. Several of my ex-colleagues went to Emirates after 12-18 months.