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Old Dec 9, 2017, 11:50 pm
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Originally Posted by kettle1
Told by who? UA and other USA carriers will put a FA or more on flts to China that speak fluent Cantonese and Mandarin. Some even speak Taiwanese. The FA's must pass a language test to get these "cherry" flts. These are usually junior FA's with language skills.
What does it take for FA to be Language Qualified? has a discussion on this. On top of that, the company also has problem distinguishing among the different language and culture of the 3 different Chinese markets (Mainland, HKG, TPE).
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