the airline has hosted recruitment events in 340 cities across 6 continents - truly reflecting the diversity of its cabin crew team and the destinations it serves. Emirates diverse cabin crew team represents over 140 nationalities with 130 languages spoken, reach their full potential. Many crew have long been a part of Emirates' growth story with over 4,000 crew serving between 5-9 years; close to 3,000 serving between 10-14 years; over 1,500 crew serving 15-19 years; and some 400 crew members having crossed the milestone of 20 years of service. Three crew members have been with the air- line for more than 30 years. Career progression opportunities for cabin crew include upgrading to a
higher cabin, becoming a cabin supervisor, trainer or purser. Today the airline has over 1,100 pursers who have moved through the ranks from junior cabin crew, after successfully completing rigorous training and assessments. Revving up for its next growth phase, the airline will host global recruitment events covering hundreds of cities all year round. Emirates offers cabin crew a competitive, tax-free salary and flying pay, eligibility for profit share, hotel stay, lay- over expenses, concessional travel and cargo, annual leave, annual leave ticket, furnished accommodation, transportation to and from work, excellent medical, life and dental insurance coverage, laundry services and other benefits. Emirates cabin crew can also ben- efit from the airline's deeply discounted tickets for friends and family. All new cabin crew undergo an intense 8 weeks of training in the highest standards of hospitality, safety and service delivery in Emirates' state-of-the-art facility in Dubai.
