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To think the new British Airways uniform (announced today) is awful?

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Waterandair · 06/01/2023 16:12

The options are either a jumpsuit all in one or what is basically a suit and skirt. The males are fine with their suit but us the girls have been screwed over. Myself and pretty much every other crew member I know think it’s awful, we’ve been told if we don’t agree to wear it then our contracts will be terminated. Nothing feminine about it. Your fine wearing the suit if your a man but us females will look so manly it’s terrible!

To think the new British Airways uniform (announced today) is awful?
To think the new British Airways uniform (announced today) is awful?
To think the new British Airways uniform (announced today) is awful?
To think the new British Airways uniform (announced today) is awful?
To think the new British Airways uniform (announced today) is awful?
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MistyRock · 06/01/2023 16:30

It looks fine to me, and those saying that the red but looks like a period leak, that never even crossed my mind. Honestly, how can that be your first thought on it!

YellowAndGreenToBeSeen · 06/01/2023 16:29

Of course your contract would be terminated if you refused to wear the uniform. I mean, people who work for Sainsburys or B&Q would face the same. If you took the job based on the clothing, you made a bit of an error of judgement.

Quite like the dress, not keen on the rest but the long haul layovers would help me cope.

SalviaOfficinalis · 06/01/2023 16:29

Definitely not up for the big red triangle emanating from one’s vagina (sorry, vulva).

Jumpsuit will be horribly restrictive if it’s not stretchy material. And half an hour to go to the loo.

LaLuz7 · 06/01/2023 16:28

Hideous.

The jumpsuit reminds me of those overalls that mechanics wear.

That weird skirt insert looks like a blood waterfall.

BIWI · 06/01/2023 16:28

Female staff can wear trousers, and all staff have been consulted about the uniform changes:

Article from bbc here

PuttingDownRoots · 06/01/2023 16:27

I think if the jumpsuit was separate top and trousers it would be reasonably ok...

PatriciaHolm · 06/01/2023 16:27

The BA website says there is a trouser option for women, as well as dress and skirt options.

mediacentre.britishairways.com/news/06012023/british-airways-unveils-its-new-uniform-to-more-than-30000-colleagues?ref=HeroStory

woopdedoodle · 06/01/2023 16:27

Frankly the female suit option looks like my school uniform from about 1978.

LightSpeeds · 06/01/2023 16:27

My first thought was going to the toilet with it... 😬

PollyPeePants · 06/01/2023 16:27

stewielouie · 06/01/2023 16:18

Would not fancy dealing with a jumpsuit in a plane loo!

That was my first thought

Looks very restrictive and uncomfortable too

MajorCarolDanvers · 06/01/2023 16:26

I like both.

Change is always unsettling. You will get used to it.

FictionalCharacter · 06/01/2023 16:25

Waterandair · 06/01/2023 16:16

The current uniform is fine but this new one looks god awful

I agree. The jumpsuit and dress are very "industrial" looking. Why not offer a women's trouser suit instead of a jumpsuit?
The men's suit is elegant. It projects an air of seniority. If you saw a man in that suit next to a woman in the glorified boiler suit, he'd look like he was her senior. Unconscious bias on the part of the designer?

JamSandle · 06/01/2023 16:25

I actually think it's quite lovely.

edwinbear · 06/01/2023 16:24

How on earth are you meant to go to the loo, in a tiny plane cubicle, with a jumpsuit on?! That's not been thought through at all.

Mushroo · 06/01/2023 16:24

It’s ridiculous there’s no female option for trousers that isn’t the jumpsuit. How do you wee in a plane toilet wearing a jumpsuit?!

KnittedCardi · 06/01/2023 16:24

I also don't think a jumpsuit is very practical choice of clothing for someone who will be using a plane toilet

Ground crew might like it though. I like it, and the dress too. The suit, not so much, and get rid of those ridiculous tie things, no-one wears ties anymore, completely impractical.

SirenSays · 06/01/2023 16:23

Oh dear I don't think it looks nice, comfortable or practical

RedBudTree · 06/01/2023 16:22

Is there no option for just trousers? So there's the skirt/jacket/blouse combo or the jumpsuit....?

Beees · 06/01/2023 16:21

Why can't the uniform be trousers for both men and women? It 2023 ffs most of the population wear trousers not just men.

I also don't think a jumpsuit is very practical choice of clothing for someone who will be using a plane toilet. Hmm

schoolworries22 · 06/01/2023 16:20

What would you have preferred if you'd been consulted?

luxxlisbon · 06/01/2023 16:20

I think it looks fine. The inclusion of something other than a dress or a skirt is a big positive for me. Feminine doesn’t only mean dresses.

Sallytobleroney · 06/01/2023 16:20

I don't like it. Surely that scarf is impractical as it'll hang down/ someone might grab it. The men's uniform is FAR nicer and looks quite classy. When I saw the jumpsuits I thought what a hassle and time consuming when you need to do a wee!

MarancoBelly · 06/01/2023 16:19

They look quite nice to me.
Were you hoping for a women's trouser suit option?

I'm in a different area of work but have been wearing various versions of an awful ill-fitting uniform for over 20 years. It's always horrible at first but you get used to it. There are far worse things to worry about in life.

BlandSoup · 06/01/2023 16:19

ShirleyPhallus · 06/01/2023 16:18

The skirts make you look like you’ve had some sort of ghastly period leakage with that red bit down the front

The jumpsuit has inexplicably been cut to make it look like the lady has a large gut. Very odd.

That’s what I thought.

Chersfrozenface · 06/01/2023 16:19

So no jacket and trousers for women? The only trouser option is a jumpsuit?

Aren't jumpsuits an absolute nightmare for women when going to the toilet?

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