JAL begins hiring flight attendants in the Philippines

Airline looks to boost English-speaking workers amid rise in visitors to Japan

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JAL planned to start recruiting in the Philippines in 2019, but the coronavirus pandemic forced the company to hold off. © Reuters

YUKI FUJITA, Nikkei staff writer

MANILA -- Japan Airlines has begun recruiting dozens of flight attendants in the Philippines with the help of a local staffing agency, rebooting a program that was postponed during the coronavirus pandemic as it responds to growing demand for travel to Japan.

Through JAL's partnership with TDG Human Resource Management, a group of new flight attendants hired in the country is scheduled to join the company in January 2025. It will continue to recruit in the Philippines, where English is widely spoken, every year.

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