EasyJet looks to over-45s in cabin crew recruitment drive

From left: Mike Tear, 58, Carlos Santa Monica, 48, Hazel West, 48, Peter Wanless, 68, and Gary Fellowes, 63, feature in the recruitment campaign for easyJet. Photograph: Doug Peters/PA

The airline easyJet has launched a recruitment drive urging people over the age of 45 to join its cabin crews, as firms devise new strategies for hiring staff in the UK amid a shortage of workers.

The airline said it has seen a 27% increase in crew aged 45 and over in the past four years, including a 30% increase in over-60s in the past year.