Informal ceremonies such as university students graduating next spring were held at many companies, and for the first time in three years, Japan Airlines recruited for all occupations, including flight attendants, and about 300 people attended the informal ceremony.
Japan Airlines has not hired new graduates for two years, last year and this spring, except for some pilots, due to the deterioration of management due to the influence of the new coronavirus.
At the informal appointment ceremony held on the 3rd at a venue near Haneda Airport, 120 cabin crew members, 80 pilots, and 100 career-track employees working on the ground were each handed a letter of appointment.
Natsuna Kobayashi, a fourth-year university student who has been appointed as a flight attendant, said, "Since I was little, I've been longing to get a job that flies in the sky.I'm frankly happy to be here today."
At the company, even those who graduated from university in the two years that were not recruited this time have been hired as new graduates, and some have been offered job offers.
At the nomination ceremony, Yuji Akasaka, president of Japan Airlines, encouraged the prospective applicants by saying, "I would like everyone to think deeply about not only the recovery of the airline industry, but also social issues such as decarbonization, and take action." did.