Airlines show preference for female staff

74 percent of domestic cabin crews were women; their average age is 24

China's airline industry continues to have a strong preference for hiring young females, especially as flight attendants, according to the top aviation authority.

The first report on flight attendants released by the information center of the Civil Aviation Administration of China on Wednesday said that, as of the end of last year, there were 103,397 flight attendants in China, an increase of 9,638 over 2017. Of those, 74 percent were women.