The absence of labor and discrimination laws for one. A close second is customer service.
1. Flight attendants is a way for women to travel before assuming traditional domestic roles. Few of them plan to make a career of it and many see it as a way to meet well connected men. The last flight I took (BA) had a thai and japanese flight attendant. Both spoke many languages fluently and both worked for their national carriers at one point, Thai Airways and JAL. When they started getting too old (>40) they were both unceremoniously booted from the airline. They really enjoyed the time they worked there but were now starting from the bottom at another airline.
2. Customer service. US airlines have gotten much worse at it Asian airlines are doing an outstanding job. Take 200+ passengers that have had a relatively shitty experience of purchasing tickets, airport security, and delays. Now it's the job of 5-10 cabin crew to try and pacify them for the next 2-6 hours. It's a recipe for disaster for everyone involved.
1. Flight attendants is a way for women to travel before assuming traditional domestic roles. Few of them plan to make a career of it and many see it as a way to meet well connected men. The last flight I took (BA) had a thai and japanese flight attendant. Both spoke many languages fluently and both worked for their national carriers at one point, Thai Airways and JAL. When they started getting too old (>40) they were both unceremoniously booted from the airline. They really enjoyed the time they worked there but were now starting from the bottom at another airline.
2. Customer service. US airlines have gotten much worse at it Asian airlines are doing an outstanding job. Take 200+ passengers that have had a relatively shitty experience of purchasing tickets, airport security, and delays. Now it's the job of 5-10 cabin crew to try and pacify them for the next 2-6 hours. It's a recipe for disaster for everyone involved.