The over-50s flying high after airline appeal

An older generation of adventurers are finding a new career in the skies by joining an initiative launched by EasyJet to train as cabin crew at Gatwick Airport. The budget airline's campaign hopes to encourage people over 50, career-changers, and those looking to "unretire" to apply and take up the new challenge. "Get out of that armchair, get into that aircraft. Life is supposed to be an adventure and this certainly is," said 65-year-old retired grandfather, Race Welch. EasyJet said 74% of over-50s in the UK that it asked said it was the perfect time for a new career, and 67% considered returning to work. The number of new recruits aged over 50 has more than doubled, and those joining as cabin crew over 60 has quadrupled, EasyJet said. Of the 2,000 people surveyed by the airline, 71% believed that their age would stop them being accepted for the job of cabin crew, while 16% believed they could not apply above the age of 30.<br/>