NEWLY QUALIFIED: Worcester air hostess Kerry Ritchie celebrates earning her wings.
A WORCESTER teenager will soon be living the high life after qualifying to work as an air hostess on one of the UK’s biggest airlines.
Kerry Ritchie, aged 18, of Warndon Villages, studied at Worcester College of Technology before completing an intense training course in London with BMI airways.
The former Miss Worcester contestant celebrated getting her wings at a ceremony in London earlier this month and will take to the skies on Tuesday, June 30.
Her first destination is Dubai.
BMI is the second largest airline at London Heathrow. It operates services in the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa.
The airline operates more than 2,000 flights a week.
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