Former flight attendant fulfils dream of becoming AirAsia pilot
Suriati Sukardi, a 36-year-old former flight attendant, has successfully transitioned into a career as a commercial pilot for AirAsia. Her journey involved years of persistence, including returning to cabin crew duties while waiting for a pilot vacancy.
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This story serves as an inspirational human-interest piece regarding career mobility and perseverance within the aviation industry.
KOTA KINABALU: She spent some of her teenage years helping her mother at a sundry shop after school, and throughout that period kept a dream of achieving something higher, alive.
Now, 36-year-old Suriati Sukardi is a pilot, flying AirAsia's commercial A320 and A321 Airbus aircraft.
Prior to that, she had landed a job as the airline's flight attendant and served the company for eight years since 2017 while continuing to eye and seek an opportunity to climb further in her career.
In 2019, her prayers were answered when she was offered the chance to take up aviation lessons, completing her course to become a pilot in 2022.
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