EasyJet is preparing to open its next cabin crew hiring round, with hundreds of roles expected across its UK bases for the Summer 2027 season. While the application hasn’t opened yet, the airline has confirmed that it will start accepting applications next month, so now is the time to prepare.
There’s no confirmed date within September yet, and EasyJet hasn’t broken down exactly how many roles will go to each base. We’ll post new details the moment that all the details are confirmed. What we do know is which UK bases have recruited in recent rounds and are likely candidates again: London Gatwick, London Luton, London Stansted, London Southend, Bristol, Edinburgh, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, and Belfast.
Insight: EasyJet has confirmed that it is closing its Leeds Bradford base. Operations from the airport are set to end on January 5, 2027, with a total of six routes being cut.
In the run-up to this application window, EasyJet is publicizing the fact that it is eager to hear from over-50s career movers. If you’re looking for a life change, this could be your sign. Read all the details in our article: EasyJet’s Over-50s Cabin Crew Numbers Have More Than Doubled Since 2022, and the Airline Wants More to Apply
What Being EasyJet Cabin Crew Actually Involves
EasyJet cabin crew fly short-haul, high-frequency routes and return home most nights rather than spending layovers in a hotel room. The roster typically follows a pattern of five working days followed by three off. It’s a very different working life to long-haul at British Airways or Virgin Atlantic, but for the right candidate, this is actually an ideal way of working.
Candidates are required to apply to work at a specific base and must live within 90 minutes of their assigned airport. If you’re rejected at one base, you have to wait at least six months before applying to another, so it’s worth choosing carefully rather than applying speculatively to the first base you see.
What’s the Package?
EasyJet cabin crew are employed directly by the airline on a permanent contract.
- Basic annual salary: starting from approximately £22,000 following a 2% May 2025 pay uplift, rising through structured annual increments of around £2,000 per year of service
- Flight pay: an additional hourly rate on top of the basic salary for block hours flown
- Commission: 10% on all onboard sales, including food, drink, and retail from the CAFE.SHOP range
- Pension: a contributory scheme with employer contributions, alongside proper contractual sick pay
- Training: fully paid, including the eLearning and full-time course before your first flight
- Career progression: a structured path to Senior Cabin Crew and Cabin Manager, typically after around 12 months in the role
What can you expect to earn?
All-in earnings: new joiners typically earn around £22,000 to £25,000 in year one; this climbs to a mid-career range of roughly £38,500 to £51,700, with experienced crew reaching up to £59,000
In monthly terms, a new joiner can expect gross earnings of roughly £1,830 to £2,080, with take-home pay after UK tax and National Insurance landing closer to £1,500 to £1,750 depending on roster intensity.
What Does EasyJet Look For?
No previous cabin crew experience is required, though EasyJet asks for at least six months of customer-facing or people-focused work experience. Beyond that:
- Age: minimum 18, with no published upper limit
- Right to work: must have the right to live and work in the country of your chosen base; EasyJet cannot sponsor Skilled Worker visas
- Height: between 5’2″ (157.5 cm) and 6’3″ (190 cm) without shoes, both a minimum and a maximum
- Language: fluent spoken and written English, plus fluency in the local language for certain European bases
- Swimming: able to swim 25 metres unaided, tread water, inflate a life jacket, and climb into a life raft
- Tattoos: permitted, provided they’re not on the head, face, or neck, and not offensive, political, gang-related, or explicit. EasyJet no longer requires tattoos to be covered by uniform, a real shift from its previous policy.
- Medical: must pass a UK CAA or EASA cabin crew medical examination and fit securely into a jump seat
- Availability: comfortable working irregular hours, including early mornings, late nights, weekends, and public holidays
Worth Knowing: The tattoo policy in particular surprises a lot of candidates who’ve ruled themselves out based on outdated assumptions about airline appearance standards. It’s worth checking the current policy properly before assuming you don’t qualify.
How to Apply
- Online application — submitted through EasyJet’s careers portal for a specific base; your CV is screened by an applicant tracking system before anyone reads it, so keep it plain text, ATS-friendly, and free of graphics, columns, or embedded photos
- Online assessments — a verbal reasoning test, a work-related behaviour test, and a situational judgement questionnaire
- Virtual interview — held over Microsoft Teams with a recruiter, covering competency questions and why you want the role
- Assessment day — physical checks, group exercises, and a final interview held on the same day; note that travel costs to the assessment day are not reimbursed
- Talent pool and medical — successful candidates are placed in a talent pool while EasyJet aligns start dates with training availability, with a guaranteed start within 12 months
- Referencing and background check — you’re responsible for the cost of this, which runs to around £100
- Training — home-based eLearning followed by the full-time course, covering safety, first aid, service, and grooming standards
Keep an eye on EasyJet’s careers page for the exact date the register of interest opens.
For the full step-by-step breakdown, our EasyJet Cabin Crew Recruitment guide and salary and benefits guide cover everything above in more depth. You’ll also want our Ultimate Recruitment Guide and free cabin crew resume templates to get your application ATS-ready before the window opens.
