May 05, 2007


How is this for reaching deep to find a news story?

(the caption for this picture says " Crew from Emirates Airlines pose for a photo. The Korean is second from left in the second row."

Korean Female Crew Capture Middle East
"Korean Crew? They are fantastic!" Emirates Airlines vice chairman Maurice Flanagan says. Indeed, the popularity of Korean crew is rising all over the Middle East. Among the 8,000 crew from 100 countries working for Dubai-based Emirates, 620 are Korean women, making them the biggest contingent after Australians. In 1998, there were only 15 Koreans. How come their numbers have grown so much?

Last December, Cho Su-yeon became the first Korean purser, in charge of all the crew on an airplane, with Emirates Airlines. She joined the company in 1998. That it took her only eight years to become purser is the result of her outstanding performance. A service program she developed exclusively for Korean passengers, "Soul of Korea", was adopted by the carrier in 2005. Emirates spokeswoman Sheba Koonan said most Korean stewardesses are excellent. They are the most active in training sessions and have a quick understanding, perhaps because many of them are highly educated.

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