Students at the newly inaugurated academy at Sakchi in Jamshedpur. Picture by Bhola Prasad

Jamshedpur, April 29: AHA Air Hostess Academy opened its 39th branch on Kalimati Road in Sakchi today.

The officials AHA cited the exodus of students to nearby areas for training as one of the main reasons for this move.

Inaugurating the centre, the officials of AHA said that they have been a pioneer in this field since past 10 years now. It was started as a brain child of Sapna Gupta and Akash Gupta. The academy has to its credit 90 per cent growth in student enrolment. It has also got a validation from Cambridge University.

Currently starting with a one-year diploma in Aviation and Hospitality Management, the centre hopes to expand its course variety in the days to come.

“We are here to test ground. Once the response is positive, we will ensure that we start more courses,” said Jyotirmoy Buragohain, the senior manager, eastern region of AHA.

“What makes AHA different from the rest is its life-long association with students. “Once a student completes full-time training with us, he or she can can come back to us at any point of time for help,” said Buragohain.

Having earned a place for itself in the domestic and international market the academy helps in providing training air hostesses work so that they can work with prestigious airlines including Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines, Qatar Airways, Emirates, Oman Air, Kingfisher Airlines, SpiceJet and the Jet Airways to name a few. Marked by a huge presence in Northern India, a student undergoing training at any centre can easily be transferred to another centre of their choice, depending on the availability of seats at the concerned centre. To begin with, the academy has decided to take around 200 students with an approximate batch strength of 25. Classes will begin here in the middle of May for which the course fee has been fixed at Rs 1.18 lakh. Open to girls with a minimum height of 5’2”, aspirants with an Intermediate degree are eligible to apply for a slot at the prestigious training academy.

AHA is also the recipient of the prestigious Golden Peacock Award and Rotary award.