Flight Attendant

[Bobbert]

I try to remember to use the word azafata/azafato for flight attendant because I’m pretty sure it is used and understood by all Spanish-speakers, and it can be used to refer to both male and female flight attendants just by changing the article and the ending.

However, the word I initially learned to use a long time ago was sobrecargo. My question(s) is:

1. Is sobrecargo still used?
2. Is it universally understood?
3. If I use sobrecargo, is it el and la sobrecargo or is it el sobrecargo and la sobrecarga?
4. What word is usually used in Mexico?

Any and all input is appreciated.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

There is "la azafata" (I've never heard it used in masculine, but "azafato" might be a regional word).

"Sobrecargo" is the most commonly word in Mexico, and it's "la/el sobrecargo"; same for both genders.

The most common word a few years ago was "aeromoza/aeromozo", but nowadays it sounds pejorative, so it's not so commonly heard anymore, and I don't recommend using such word.

I have never heard anyone using "la sobrecarga", and I doubt that it will be used even in a gender equality approach, because "sobrecarga" has a meaning by itself.


I think "auxiliar de vuelo" might be more neutral, but I'm not sure about its regional or extended usage.