They're certainly easy on the eyes...
Posted on 06/01/2007 8:50:47 AM PDT by Rutles4Ever
An Indian court has ruled against a group of female flight attendants who were grounded from the national airline for being overweight.
The court said that state-owned Indian Airlines had the right to take the step in the interest of flight safety and in the face of growing competition.
The flight attendants had argued that the move was demeaning.
The airline began a system of measuring air hostesses based on their height and weight last year.
The Delhi High Court has ruled in favour of the airline, saying that with aircraft flying at higher altitudes, the safety of the passengers depended on the crew's ability to perform.
"No airline can afford to remain lax in any department whatsoever, be it the personality of the crew members of their physical fitness," Justice Rekha Sharma said.
"If by perseverance, the snail could reach the Ark, why can't these worthy ladies stand on and turn the scale."
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They're certainly easy on the eyes...
I think this line lost something in the trnaslation.
I agree with this policy, the only thing worse than getting hit by the beverage cart is getting side swiped by a fat stewardess - I mean flight attendant.
If safety doesn’t get them to slim down, how about a carbon surcharge? Make them buy carbon credits for all the extra co2 generated hauling the excess baggage around the friendly skies.
Beware the saddle bags
Same rules in the 50’s when my Mom was a stew...they weighed them everyday.
the last couple of times I’ve flown Delta internationally, the term “wide-body” didn’t only apply to the aircraft..every one, and I mean every one of the flight attendants were “waistline challenged”. they were surly, impatient and obnoxious..I switched to United. Much friendlier and better food IMHO..
Funny, you don’t see too many overweight Indian chicks.
Kinda like the overweight security guards we have in the hospital..cant move very fast at all!
They need to enforce this in the US as well. Between the porky stewardesses and the poofers, flying has become much less pleasant.
I guess that means Al Gore has to pay extra carbon surcharges to fly :))
They tried, then the courts decided the weight limits were discriminatory because they had different guidelines for men and women.
Liberal courts, gotta love um.
I think we should have half naked hetero men - like firemen or fighter pilots, yeah... that’ll make me wanna fly more often.
Maybe make them wear cute little caps on their heads and denim shorts...
Yeah - that’ll work.
What was the subject again?
If the flight attendant can perform her/his duties - who cares what they look like!
Their primary function is SAFETY.
GAAAAAAHHHHHH!
Hooters can do it in their restaurants, it sure as hell should be legal for airlines.
Yes, that would be an airline based out of SF with direct flights to NYC and Miami and Seattle.
I care. So do airlines, at least they did before the courts told them they can’t care.
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