Here are the general requirements to become a flight attendant:
Background
Airlines are required by the FAA to conduct a thorough background check, which goes back as many as 10 years. Employment is contingent on a successful background check.
Citizenship
All U.S. airlines require that applicants be citizens of the United States or registered aliens with legal rights to obtain employment in the United States.
Educational
A high school diploma or its equivalent is the minimum educational requirement, but airlines increasingly prefer applicants who have a college degree.
Highly desirable areas of concentration include people-oriented disciplines, such as communications, psychology, nursing, travel and tourism, hospitality, and education.
Flight attendants for international airlines generally must speak a foreign language fluently, some major airlines prefer candidates who can speak two major foreign languages.
Experience
Applicants with previous experience in dealing with the public are preferred by airlines.
Physical Requirements
Airlines usually have age, physical, and appearance requirements
Applicants usually must be at least 18 to 21 years old, although some carriers may have higher minimum-age requirements.
Applicants must meet height requirements for reaching overhead bins, which often contain emergency equipment, and most airlines want candidates with weight proportionate to height.
Flight attendants must be in excellent health, and a medical evaluation is required.
Vision is required to be correctable to 20/30 or better with glasses or contact lenses (uncorrected no worse than 20/200).
Men must have their hair cut above the collar and be clean shaven.
Airlines prefer applicants with no visible tattoos, body piercing, or unusual hairstyles or makeup.
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