Cabin crew recruitment drive launched by easyJet

The airline is targeting potential new staff including people over the age of 50.

EasyJet is looking to recruit more over-50s as part of the ‘returnships’ initiative (Aaron Chown/PA) (PA Wire)

Airline easyJet is launching a new cabin crew recruitment drive aimed at the over 50s and people wanting to change their mind about retirement.

The campaign, called Returnships, follows research suggesting that three in four people over the age of 50 believed this was the perfect time for a new career.

Training taster sessions will be offered at easyJet’s London Gatwick cabin crew training centre.

Being cabin crew can be a job for anyone with the skills, no matter their age, which is why it’s important that through our initiatives like our Returnship campaign, we tackle misconceptions about the job and broaden horizons

Michael Brown, easyJet

Previous recruitment campaigns have led to a big increase in new staff over the age of 50 and 60.

New research by the airline among 2,000 over-50s showed that half have considered a new career.

Most respondents believed their age would stop them being accepted for a cabin crew job and half mistakenly believed the role would mean being away from home for long periods of time.

Michael Brown, director of cabin services at easyJet, said: “Since launching our campaign to encourage more over-50s and career changers to become cabin crew, we’ve been delighted by the fantastic response with many more joining us and we want to see that continue.

“Being cabin crew can be a job for anyone with the skills, no matter their age, which is why it’s important that through our initiatives like our Returnship campaign, we tackle misconceptions about the job and broaden horizons.”

The campaign has been launched ahead of the airline’s annual recruitment drive this month, with hundreds of cabin crew jobs available for 2025.