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................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... A day in a cabin attendant’s life A very important member of the crew in one of Maldivian Air Taxi seaplanes is the cabin attendant. On a sunny day with no wind and calm water his job seems easy. And one might be right in that, at least if one forgets about the average 700 lbs. of baggage that he needs to manually load and off load at each stop. But then also throw in the monsoon rain, winds of 30-40 knots and 6-8 foot waves – then the cabin attendant’s job gets to be a bit more exciting than most other jobs. He has to get out in the rain, stand on the float while keeping his balance, ready to jump onto the jetty or floating platform and secure the aircraft in a tight coordinated operation with the captain of the aircraft. All the time while the rain is hammering down from above, the waves washing over the floats; the platform goes up and down like a rollercoaster ride, and the noise of the airplane’s howling turbine engines only allow non-verbal communication. MALDIVIAN AIR TAXI by Mads Wallentin They take your hand luggage and stow it in the aft luggage room. They jump from the floats onto the dock and tie down the aircraft in sun or rain. And they give you a safety brief with a smile before takeoff. Meet one of MAT’s cabin attendants. “Luckily those days are far apart, although we do experience them during the monsoon season. But ninety-five percent of my days are pure enjoyment, meeting happy passengers either on their way to a resort or coming back from an enjoyable vacation,” explains Ismail Raeef, who is undoubtedly Maldivian Air Taxi’s most experienced cabin attendant. He has been with the company this year for 18 years, joining the company when he was only eighteen years old in 1994. Today Ismail Raeef – who amongst all his colleagues and friends is known as just Raeef – has flown over 16.000 hours as a cabin attendant on the Twin Otter. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... www.maldivianairtaxi.com 27
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