Don’t let it put you off! Honestly, I love my job. The good outweighs the bad SO much. Everyone says they’ll only do a year or two and are still there 20+ years later
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Not cabin crew but a few years ago my friend worked for an airline and her job was to stand at the arrivals gate and greet passangers as they came off the plane. Nothing else
They we’re really strict with her uniform too and would inspect every hair on her head down to the shade of nail polish she wore. Bizzare.
They we’re really strict with her uniform too and would inspect every hair on her head down to the shade of nail polish she wore. Bizzare.
I know someone who interviewed for an airline (can't remember which one it was, but it wasn't BA, EasyJet, Aer Lingus or Ryanair) and she didn't get past the group interview. She said all the other applicants were flirting with the interviewers and pouting a lot etc. She was told by one of the interviewer people afterwards that she wasn't acting sexy enough and they didn't like her fringe so to sort it all out and try again. Needless to say she didn't try again and now works the check in desks.
Not sure if its private now but used to be a great thread on PPrune.org with cabin crew talking about the nice and not so nice passengers. Ms Black featured a few times...
Many, many years ago I worked for a merchant bank which was very specific about its dress code (such as women not being allowed to wear trousers).
They used to arrange for deportment coaches to come in once a year, at which all the attendees would be given a copy of an airline's grooming handbook. I just could not get over the content within - instructions such as buying some fluid to put in your eyes to make the whites whiter, how to do your hair so that your updo didn't pull on your eyes ... it was out of this world.
They used to arrange for deportment coaches to come in once a year, at which all the attendees would be given a copy of an airline's grooming handbook. I just could not get over the content within - instructions such as buying some fluid to put in your eyes to make the whites whiter, how to do your hair so that your updo didn't pull on your eyes ... it was out of this world.
Good God! That's unbelievable!
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What a progressive sector.
I’ve flown with Singapore Airlines many times and whilst the attendants look good in their uniforms, I always wondered how they’d manage in an emergency. Their uniforms are so tight and long and they have tights and backless sandals. I’d rather someone in a jogging pants and t shirt if it meant they’d get me off in an emergency.
Wow when did they work for TUI? I've never heard of them being particular about your underwear!!
I used to work for them as a rep and the only thing I remember is that they liked attractive people working as reps.
She left in about 2017/2018. She had a whole document of what was to be worn when and with what.
Apparently there is a market for the second hand air hostess shoes! The are a model of clarks court shoe and I came across them in my search on eBay ( for normal shoes haha).
thankyou for thisDon’t let it put you off! Honestly, I love my job. The good outweighs the bad SO much. Everyone says they’ll only do a year or two and are still there 20+ years later
was doubting myself reading all of these awful storiesI’m happy to answer all your questions about Emirates. I used to fly and now I am passenger flying around 3x a year. It’s very strict with each flight 100% monitored. The lipstick and nail varnish is called Emirates red and all salons in Dubai know the colours. Nails have to be naturally manicured, french or Emirates red. Hair has to be a “natural colour” balayage is not allowed. Skirt length is measured and personal hygiene is monitored. Drinking before a flight is forbidden and you have to stop drinking 12 hours before. If you get caught you are “dead headed” on a flight and sacked on the spot on return.
Some funny stories are that lots of passengers have never travelled such luxury and Indian passengers that have never been outside India in particular LOVE a freebie. There was one in particular that “wanted the gift bag you gave to that lady” I insisted he didn’t need it and he insisted he did. He flew with a sanitary towel over his eyes thinking it was an eye mask.
Some funny stories are that lots of passengers have never travelled such luxury and Indian passengers that have never been outside India in particular LOVE a freebie. There was one in particular that “wanted the gift bag you gave to that lady” I insisted he didn’t need it and he insisted he did. He flew with a sanitary towel over his eyes thinking it was an eye mask.
Omg same with Malaysian airlines. Their uniforms are beautiful but when I was flying with them I couldn’t help but think WTF are they going to do in an emergency. They’ll be flip flops left right and centre if they need to get the slide out
My friend was cabin crew with Emirates for a while. She said the hat used to drive them all mad, that it was the most annoying thing ever.
I never use kettles in hotels nr airports after reading that stewardesses use them to wash their knickers, is this true?
I just tried searching for an old PDF but can't find one ... all I can find is mention of new "guidelines" having been issued (according to a local online paper) - nothing outrageous; just that calling a bread roll a "bun" is not permitted, and blue eyeshadow is a no-go.
The shoes are amazing! Last year when the airline industry turned to crap, a company started selling new "airport shoes" as they called them, on a local marketplace - they are the exact same ones that air hostesses buy and, as it turns out, the seller is who they get them from. I bought a pair as I was working at a client site and needed something comfortable yet professional-looking. Best shoes ever - soooo comfortable.
A former girlfriend of a guy I used to work with was first class, long haul, cabin crew for an airline in the '90s and the stories she told used to be so entertaining.
She earned SO much money - but most of it was allowances for this, that, the other (her base was quite low comparatively). She frequently worked on the Sydney to Los Angeles route and would always be put up in these very flash hotels and treated like royalty (they all were), and would have days staying in destinations. It honestly sounded like a dream job!
Apparently only the supermodel-looking ones got the first class gigs. I do remember her saying that they were weighed occasionally to make sure they hadn't put weight on. This was the '90s though, and I'm sure a lot has changed!
I do remember her saying nobody wanted to work the Hong Kong Sevens route as the behaviour of the passengers was vile.
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Quite the opposite to US airlines who tend to have the more 'matronly/senior' cabin crew on long haul flights.
I'm enjoying reading the posts here as I used to work for a major airline for over 20 years, but on the ground. I can't believe some of these strict requirements still apply with certain airlines, especially as I said about the US airlines. Their unions wouldn't allow any of this.
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