One of Taiwan's two budget airlines launched a second recruitment drive for flight attendants Wednesday, reflecting the fast pace of expansion in the sector.
V Air, a low-cost carrier unit of Taiwan's TransAsia Airways, said Wednesday it has begun recruiting another 80 flight attendants.
The budget airline, which began service on Dec. 17 with a maiden flight to Bangkok, drew 1,600 applicants when it announced it was hiring its first 80 flight attendants in March.
The new campaign is aimed at improving the quality of service on V Air's expanding flight network, which could extend to Japan and South Korea next year.
The starting salary being offered is NT$50,000 (US$1,639) a month -- about twice the average pay of new office workers in Taiwan -- and the carrier said people who speak Japanese, Korean and Thai or those with nursing experience will be given priority consideration.
The other Taiwan-based budget airline, Tigerair, which is a joint venture between Taiwan's China Airlines and Singapore's Tiger Airways, said it has received 6,000 applications for the 150 flight attendant positions it announced in early December.
Tigerair began operations on Sep. 26 with a flight to Singapore. They started with 70 flight attendants before launching their new recruitment drive.