# How hard is it to get a job with an airline?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-get-a-job-with-an-airline/654981>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 6, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-get-a-job-with-an-airline/654981 "2013-04-06T03:09:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-get-a-job-with-an-airline/654981/21 "2013-04-11T01:41:36Z")

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Thanks! He got it! Just called me and told me his class date. 🆒

[Embraer 140](http://travel.viva.gr/media/aircrafts/embraer/Embraer140_800.jpg) (I think… We were all excited and cheering)

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**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-get-a-job-with-an-airline/654981/22 "2013-04-11T01:47:31Z")

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It used to be people would start out doing phone reservations and hope to move up to a ticket agent at the airport or other job. Maybe that is still true but that was in pre website era. I guess now they have less of a need for people answering calls.

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