whats the difference between air hostesses & waitresses?

The main difference is about 35000 feet! I have, also, not yet visited a restaurant where the waitress has taken me through the various emergency procedures, checked whether I am securely fastened in my seat or offered to sell me tobacco products, perfume etc. Whilst I would agree that the life of an air steward/ess is not as glamorous as, perhaps, it is considered to be, I would certainly rate it as a more interesting career than being a waitress and probably opens up more opportunities (job &otherwise) for the incumbent.

Hostesses direct the patrons to their table, and hand them their menus. Their main job, beside greeting people and making them feel welcome, is to make sure the servers (waitresses) are not everwhelmed by too many customers are once. They should be able to keep a nice balance between the servers. There will always be servers who are not able to handle as many patrons as others. If the Hostess is on the ball, she will recognize this fact, and keep that servers load lighter. To get a Hostess job, the most important requirement employers look for besides experience, is grooming. The Hostess is the first person patrons see when they enter the restaurant. Thus, she makes the first impression. Next would be the ability to be polite in all situations. The difference between a Hostess and a Waitress (server) is that the servers take the food and drink order, know their menu to enable them to offer suggestions, have the ability to remember who order what at the table, and should be able to serve the meals correctly, while anticipating their patrons further needs. A good server should be able to do so without appearing stressed, while at the same time being friendly without being overly friendly, as well as courteous. Good luck to you.

There is a big difference. On the surface, they appear to be the same and I would agree that almost anyone can serve a dinner tray or drink. However, flight attendants are very well trained for the "what ifs" so to speak.

Many people don't make it through training because they "freeze" when it comes to practicing for emergencies.

Examples....if you have to prepare the cabin for an emergency landing, you've got to be calm and keep it together. When a passenger has a heart attack, you are the one who has to perform CPR. If a passenger is angry, you are stuck there dealing with it until things are resolved. You can't just comp his dinner and say goodbye.

I have sat down in a seat to calm a child who was out of control screaming and the mother did nothing. A friend of mine did use the AED on a man and he died. She had to comfort his wife the best she could for the remainder of the flight. That was the toughest day for her.

So, you see, these things don't happen everyday, but we are trained to handle a boatload of things that the passengers wouldn't even think about when they get onto an airplane.

There's very little difference except the environment where they work...In fact i would argue that waitresses do more in their work, they normally have to know the menu and wine list , wheras air hostesses only have to ask whether or not you're a vegitarian and then they put a tray down in front of you with your 'starter' 'main course' and 'sweet'. I suppose there's the safety aspect in an aeroplane but, let's be honest, a monkey could be trained to do that.

Air hostesses used to be seen as glamourous decades ago when flying was only for the very rich but now everyone flies away on holiday and i think these hostesses should be bought down a peg or two 'cos some of them are so stuck up it makes me laugh..

Years ago before flying was available to the masses, to have a job as an air hotesses was seen as very glamorous. People dressed up to take a flight and expected /and probably got a first class service. Air hotesses dealt with the rich and famous. The role of a flight attendant is no better than a glorified waitress although they seem to have kept their "superior" air over the years... probably because once we are on that plane we are basically "squashed sitting ducks" at their mercy! I think the uniform helps as some of the cheaper airlines have ditched the smart suits that Virgin and BA have for T shirts/polo shirts etc and its not the same then.

There a big difference in terms of u being there, secured on the ground ... where up there in the air, just one aspect of an air hostess's job is to Serve the passengers. But mainly they're there for the safety of the passengers. U've got to understand the numerous life threatening situations a air hostess faces on every flight. do you know all your first aid and to assist giving birth to a child on board. to fight a fire. to use the various emergency equipments.

There's a lot more to merely serving wen you're in the air as compared to wen u wait tables at a restuarant on ground level.

cheers!!!

A flight attendant (or air hostess) is there for one reason, and one reason only: To provide assistance in case of an emergency. Serving food or drinks is a courtesy of the airline. FA's are trained in CPR, first aid, and the use of a portable defribulator. Can a waitress say that? No.

You obviously DON'T know their job description.

Air hostesses have to attend lengthy and quite arduous courses on safety, fire procedures, crash landing procedures on land and on water (the latter requires sessions spent fully clothed in a swimming pool). They must know what can and can't be carried in the passenger cabin of aeroplanes, how to deal with medical emergencies at 20,000 feet, often they need to be multi-lingual and they have to be good at soothing the nerves of the most nervous passengers (and much more besides).

Everyone who thinks that they are no more than waitresses is obviously ignorant of exactly what is required for the job.

a waitress is on the ground and an air hostess is on a plane. but other than that not much difference. done both and neither was exciting.

Not much in terms of work, but the pleasure aspect air hostesses get in touring to different destinations, do tend them to be looked upon as something glamorous!!! Plus the perks as bad Bruce says!! Oh i want to be a pilot!!! Come fly come fly with me lol