Hainan Airlines, the fourth largest carrier in China, launched its 2016 global recruitment on Thursday and said it plans to recruit 300 foreign flight attendants this year.

The carrier also expects to increase the percentage of foreign flight attendants to 30 percent in the next three years.

"The recruitment of foreign flight attendants results from the carrier's expansion in the international market," said Wang Qindong, general manager of Hainan Airlines' human resource and administrative department.

Wang said the carrier will receive 25 new airplanes and open 14 new international routes in 2016, which demand more flight attendants, especially foreigners.

In 2015, Hainan Airlines recruited over 600 foreign flight attendants from nine countries, including the UK, US, Italy and Russia.