Taiwan Flight Attendant Pursues Aviation Dream on Mainland After 2018 Xiamen Airlines Recruitment

Teng Yu Fei, a flight attendant from Taiwan, found unexpected familiarity when she attended a Xiamen Airlines recruitment event in 2018. During the interview process, hearing Hokkien—a language shared across the Taiwan Strait—immediately made her feel at home, bridging cultural and linguistic distances. This moment became a turning point in her career journey. Today, Teng is actively pursuing her childhood aviation dream while working on the mainland, embracing professional opportunities that have emerged from that initial connection. Her experience reflects broader patterns of cross-strait professional mobility and the role of shared cultural elements in facilitating career opportunities for Taiwanese workers in mainland China.