You will need to pass certain qualification courses before you can join an airline. Courses like BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Preparation for Air Cabin Crew Service, NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Airline Cabin Crew, etc are required. You need qualifications like good education like five GCSEs (A-C) including maths and English. You also need certain physical qualities like good levels of physical fitness, normal vision, etc. You will also need to have a valid passport, as you will be making international trips quite often.

After joining an airline, you can receive further training in variety of subjects like laws related to customs and immigration, safety procedures, customer relations, customer service, etc. There are also further qualifications like NVQs in aviation.