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British Airways have invited pilots to train to become flight attendants ahead of a predicted travel boom.
The firm – which is anticipating a big holiday rush this year – wants to hire 4,000 cabin crew before summer arrives.
And it has offered captains the chance to do the six weeks of training, which includes the safety routines and serving customers on board.
The roles are only temporary and pilots would still get their over £100,000 salaries as part of the 'Discovery' learning scheme.
Currently it is only available to workers at BA CityFlyer and London City Airport and the firm's headquarters.
But it has received some criticism after BA laid off 10,000 staff just two years ago.
Two female British Airways Cabin Crew from the Ambassador team, on board an Airbus A380
A pilot from the British Airways wearing a face mask arrive at Heathrow international airport
A source told The Sun: 'This has not gone down well with pilots. They think it's a complete joke.
'Thousands of jobs were cut and now they're
