Stewardesses from India will work on the flights operated by China Eastern Airlines between Shanghai and New Delhi in the coming week-long holiday from May 1 to 7, company sources said on Wednesday. The Shanghai-based airline has recruited 500 foreign flight attendants from Japan, the Republic of Korea, France, the United States, Germany, Spain and India since 1993, the source explained

The foreign flight attendants bring with them flight experience and a knowledge of different cultures and folk customs.

The company is also planning to recruit flight attendants from the Philippines and Russia.

As one of the three largest state-owned aviation groups China Eastern Airlines operates more than 400 international and domestic routes.

(Xinhua News Agency April 26, 2006)