It was on an easyJet flight to Madrid 20 years ago that former hairdresser Pam Clark picked up a recruitment advertisement and was inspired to make her childhood dream come true – at the age of 53.

The grandmother, soon to become a great-grandmother, but known as "Nana Pam" to her regular passengers, is now flying the flag for over-45s to take advantage of easyJet’s drive to recruit career changers.

With 20 years of loyal service, Clark has welcomed an estimated 800,000 passengers on board 4,500 flights and as she turns 73 this week she is easyJet’s oldest employee.

She is now helping easyJet to encourage other over-45s to follow their dreams just as she did in her newly appointed role as a recruitment ambassador.

 
"My advice to anyone over the age of 45 thinking about applying for a role as cabin crew at easyJet would be to go for it," she said.

"When I applied for the role 20 years ago, I knew that my age and experience meant I had something really valuable to offer. Nowadays, I’m meeting more and more colleagues like me who have made a brave career change later in life."