Summer Flight School

THERE is a great new opportunity for budding young airline pilots and cabin crew living in or visiting the UK as easyJet has launched a new Summer Flight School.

According to new research by the airline, it claims that just under four in 10 children (37 per cent) still believe that a pilot is a job exclusively for men, so easyJet is inviting children aged seven to 12 to go behind the scenes at its training centre for hands on training experiences with real easyJet pilots and crew, to challenge these outdated stereotypes.

This innovative event introduced for the first time by the airline will offer children the opportunity to take the controls of an Airbus A320 flight simulator, learn what it takes to provide the best inflight service to passengers and find out from easyJet pilots and cabin crew about their jobs and how they got there. easyJet has launched the initiative after a poll of 2,000 British parents and their children found that two thirds (66 per cent) of British parents still believe there are misconceptions that being a pilot is a job for men rather than women and that most parents (86 per cent) believe that gender stereotypes of jobs start at primary school age.

PILOTS: Never too young to consider your future career.

The fact is however that only around 6 per cent of pilots worldwide are women, so, easyJet has been focused on tackling this industrywide gender imbalance for several years and has nearly tripled the number of female pilots in its ranks since 2015. easyJet’s Summer Flight School takes off from August 21 at easyJet’s London Gatwick training centre and free of charge places can be booked at https://easy jet.eventbrite.com now. the sunbeds are really comfy, the food, service and cocktails are great, as is the music. I do so hope I’ll be able to treat myself to another day there before the season ends.

Also, highly recommendable is a visit to Boho Club Marbella. I was invited to a small wedding there, held in their Andaluz Patio, which made for the most romantic of settings.

Following the meal, also on the terrace, we then went through to the garden bar with sumptuous seating, exciting décor and a DJ. I can’t believe the first time I looked at my watch it was 2.30am, the evening just seemed to flow so that I hadn’t realised how much time had gone by.

I hope you’re also making the most of your staycation; happy summer everyone!