Editing Flight attendant (section)

{{short description|Position in an aircrew}}
{{about-distinguish|the occupation|The Flight Attendant{{!}}''The Flight Attendant''|The Flight Attendant (novel){{!}}''The Flight Attendant'' (novel)}}
{{Redirect-multi|5|Cabin crew|Stewardess|Stewardesses|Air hostess|Air Hostess|the music duo|Cabin Crew|the 1967 film|Stewardess (film){{!}}''Stewardess'' (film)|the 1969 film|The Stewardesses{{!}}''The Stewardesses''|other uses|Air Hostess (disambiguation)}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}
{{Infobox occupation
| name = Flight attendant
| image = Austrian Airlines flight attendant and passenger.jpg
| caption = An [[Austrian Airlines]] flight attendant directing a passenger to his seat
| synonyms ={{plainlist|
*Air host/hostess
*Steward/stewardess
}}
| pronounce =
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| type =Profession
| activity_sector ={{plainlist|
*[[Airline]]s
*[[Business jet]]s
}}
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A '''flight attendant''' is a member of the [[aircrew]] whose primary responsibility is ensure the safety of passengers in the cabin of an aircraft across all stages of flight. Their secondary duty is to see to the comfort of passengers. Flight attendants are also known as a '''steward''' (<small>{{abbr|{{sc|masc}}|masculine form}}</small>) or '''stewardess''' (<small>{{abbr|{{sc|fem}}|feminine form}}</small>), or '''air host''' (<small>{{abbr|{{sc|masc}}|masculine form}}</small>) or '''air hostess''' (<small>{{abbr|{{sc|fem}}|feminine form}}</small>) and are collectively referred to as '''cabin crew'''.