Ground Crew
Introduction
This job that
many people want to do and this job looks easy, but its acceptance rate is no
high. As Mandarin Airlines, 2,838 people take an exam for ground crew, but the
airline only recruits 30 people. Its acceptance rate is 1.06%. And China
Airlines is also the same. It attracts 8000 people to test, but only employ 100
people and its acceptance rate is 1.2%. And this acceptance rate you should
know you must stronger, outstanding than others. Otherwise, you couldn’t be
employed by this job. Then, the ground crew has many different parts in it. They
have IC, KP, LL, KL, CARGO…and so on, and when you enter this job that you
might be assigned every department except CARGO. However, this job looks easy,
and its Daily routine looks regular. In fact, this job is not relaxed and every
ground crew that their biological clock has been reversed. And ground crew’s
basic salary is thirsty five thousand to fifty thousand. Ground crew can divide
two works. Then is about a counter that has different works to do. As Briefing,
CLOSER, Check-in agent, EDITING, GD組員名單製作 and airport tax, those are people in counter needs to do. Moreover,
one scheduled fight needs Controller/Coordinator, Check-in agent, Closer, BG
and CQI to complete this job together. And another is about to board a plane.
They are asked by DNA, and it means Departure and Arrival. They help some
problems from plane or passengers who prepare to aboard plane.
1. Job description
This job should
help customers to solve their air ticket problems or their passport problems.
In fact, they should deal with customers’ all problems, because they face
people in front of airlines. When people’s passport can’t pass, they will tell
people how to solve and help them to operate. And also help people to check in,
check their airplane time.
However, the ground crew will confirm every customer’s visa and also check the plane seat,
food for customers. And check if customers’ luggage overweight or not. Then,
provide customers to buy the air tickets on the spot. They check customers’
luggage whether customers bring contraband or not.
In the counter
work first is closer, the ground crew who is trained by the company will do
this. And closer will be in charge of a group of tour’s counter. Second, is the
check-in agent. In this part, you should help original customers to check in,
luggage check. At this original customers mean that you don’t have a tour
guide. The third is editing. This part you should edit the evening plane’s
information today and tomorrow morning. Check if the special customers or not,
and check special food’s information-SPML. Last is GD make crew members. This
part is night shift’s ground crew usually do. They will make their crew
member’s list of name tomorrow. And hey that information in computer and print
out papers.
2. Advantages of being ground crew
First advantages
are air ticket discount that discount limit Direct Blood Relative, herself or
himself and their spouse. But different airlines have different welfare. Some
airline will provide some free air tickets in a year. And those free air
tickets wouldn’t pay free, you should pay the airport tax. As you want to fly
to Japan, one person should pay 12000, and you have 4 people in your family.
You should pay 48000 originally, but using a discount that you can save 12000.
Second, you have
regular and stable time on work, unlike flight attendant. And their arrange
shifts is three months of one season. So you can arrange your vacation earlier.
Then, also you can choose your work time. If you like to work in the morning,
you can choose a morning shift. Lunch shift and night shift you can choose by
your favorite. However, you have a stable salary as a civil servant.
Last, you can
work regularly. Example, your shift is 8 to 4 o’clock. You can leave when the
time is at 4 o’clock. You won’t afraid that your work wouldn’t finish. Then, I
think this is also important, you can learn how to face customers and learn
some life’s reason when
you meet many people in your work.
3. Disadvantages of being ground crew
You should
cooperate work shift, although if you stay this airline for a long time that
you can choose. But usually, you should work night shift one or two times a
month. And night shift time like 2230 to 630. So you should try to adapt
yourself. Then, your weekend, new year’s holiday, festival and typhoon holiday
that you wouldn’t want to have a vacation. You should spend on work and need to
sacrifice time with your friends, family…soon. Only if you ask others who
willing to change their shift to you and another way that you can arrange your
work shift well.
4. Long-term career development
This job
long-term development is no development because the ground crew this job is
stable. You can’t change somethings suddenly, and you just think about how to
make our customers feel to choose our airlines is good. Then, you can’t as a
coffee shop that you can have many different branches in the market. Since
airlines are those airlines, you wouldn’t establish a new airline by yourself.
So don’t have long term career development sounds no bad.
5. Who suits this job?
Everyone can try this job if only have determination. Because this
job should do many things and have more advantages, disadvantages if you want
to have many experiences you can choose this job. So, I think someone who has
determination, wanting to service people and have a passion that suit this job.
6. How to become ground crew
You
should learn English well that you can communicate with foreigners and help
them to solve those problems. And then, you should be trained by the airline’s
course when you pass that you can become a ground crew. And my interviewee told
me that if only you have a heart that you can become a fabulous ground crew.
And
become ground crew you should be willing to do many things and also learn many
things. Last but not least, you should have to bear hardship and work hard
mind.
References:
1.
地勤人員介紹http://www.acda.org.tw/page2.php?id=42
2.
地勤人員都在做什麼 https://news.readmoo.com/2019/03/10/flight/
http://rhoda00491a.pixnet.net/blog/post/204811825-%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E5%9C%B0%E5%8B%A4%E5%B7%A5%E4%BD%9C%E6%97%A5%E8%AA%8C%28%E4%B8%80%29
3.
地勤人員錄取率https://video.udn.com/news/495344,
https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/breakingnews/2153852
Interviewee: My cousin
who work in Taoyuan airport











