Jet2.com · Flight attendant / steward
Cabin crew - East Midlands base
Jet2.com is recruiting cabin crew for its East Midlands Airport base. The role is open to both newcomers and people with experience in customer-facing jobs. Safety of passengers and crew comes first, alongside delivering onboard customer service.
- Airline
- Jet2.com
- Position
- Flight attendant / steward
- Location
- East Midlands Airport, U.K.
- Contract
- Full-time fixed term contract until the end of the Summer Season (November 2027), with potential to return for Summer 2028
- Posted
- 12 October 2026
The essentials
- 4-week CAA approved training course provided at no upfront cost
- Open to both first-time applicants and experienced candidates
- Variable shifts including early mornings, late evenings, weekends and bank holidays
- Rosters that change week to week
- Only one cabin crew application allowed per recruitment season, for one airport only
What the posting asks for
- Valid UK/EU passport with required validity
- Full 5-year employment, education or activity history available
- Must pass pre-employment reference and criminal record checks
- Able to meet medical and health and safety requirements
- Able to fasten the crew jump seat safety harness
- Must meet required reach and mobility standards
- Able to travel reliably to and from the airport base for rostered shifts
What the airline offers
- Target earnings of £35,200+ (pro rata for contract length), including commission, flight duty and sector pay
- 4-week CAA approved training course with no upfront costs
- Discounts on Jet2.com and Jet2holidays flights and holidays
- Contributory pension scheme and life assurance (3x annual salary)
- 37 days annual leave per year (pro rata, including bank holidays)
- Employee assistance programme for staff and their families
- Potential career progression to roles such as Senior Cabin Crew or Cabin Crew Performance Trainer
Summary written by Escale CCA from the airline's posting, which is the only authoritative text: read it in full before applying.
British leisure airline (flights and holidays)
Jet2.com: what to know
A British holiday airline, part of the Jet2 plc group, which also includes the tour operator Jet2holidays. It operates from 14 bases in the UK to more than 80 sun, city and ski destinations across Europe and beyond.
- Hub: 14 UK bases, including Manchester, Leeds Bradford, Birmingham, London Stansted and London Gatwick
- 139 aircraft
- 80 destinations
- Founded 2002
Cabin crew recruitment at Jet2.com
Conditions stated by the airline
- Live within 50 miles of the base airport or be able to reach it within 75 minutes, otherwise relocate.
- Be able to provide a five-year history (employment, education or activities).
- Provide criminal record checks for every country lived in for more than six months over the last two years, and complete the full airport security vetting process.
- Accept reporting for duty as early as 4am or 5am, on any day of the week, as well as standby duty (at home with two hours' notice, or in uniform at the airport).
- Hold a valid British or European Union passport (London Stansted advert).
- Be able to fasten the crew jump-seat harness at all times and meet the role's reach and mobility criteria (London Stansted advert).
- Meet the applicable medical, health and safety requirements (London Stansted advert).
Selection steps stated
- Online application and answers to questions on information essential to the role (around 10 minutes).
- Online task-based assessment test (around 35 minutes).
- Video interview: recorded answers to three questions.
- 4-hour face-to-face assessment session, at a venue near one of the airline's airports.
- Waiting for a place on a training course (candidate pool).
- Booking a place on one of the 4-week training courses.
- Pre-employment checks: starting the vetting process to obtain the airport pass.
- Passing the training course, then starting to fly.
The page gives no minimum age, height, language level or swimming test; vacancies are published by airport (London Luton, Stansted and Gatwick at the time of consultation, on fixed-term contracts) and only one application is accepted per recruitment season.
Tips for applying
Recruitment is solely for UK bases: crew must live within 50 miles of their base airport or be able to reach it within 75 minutes, which means relocating to the UK. The job involves reporting for duty as early as 4am or 5am, standby duty at home or at the airport, frequent 12-hour days, selling products on board with a commission scheme, and cleaning the cabin. The pages consulted state no minimum age, height, language level or swimming test.
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Prepare for this selection
Read the posting in full before applying: the conditions (minimum age, languages, right to work in the base's country, CCA or equivalent training) are set by the airline and vary from one to another.
The CCA is required to work as cabin crew. Depending on the airline, it is required before applying or issued at the end of the airline's own initial training: the posting says which.
Selection usually has several steps (online application, tests or interview, sometimes a group assessment day). Prepare an up-to-date CV in English, a precise reason for choosing this airline, and practise spoken English and situational exercises.
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