Donning my hard hat for this one - cabin crew appearance

YABU, they get told what to wear and how to do their makeup. DH works as a pilot for another airline, the uniform is cheap and ill-fitting. Also you try staying immaculate for a ridiculously long work day like where you have probably got up at 4am. You sound like the sort of entitled arse who makes their job even harder 🙄

You are being very judgemental and unreasonable

I think they’d look much more comfortable wearing clothes in the right size. So many of the women are squeezed into tight waists and buttons looking ready to pop open- it must feel so uncomfortable. I don’t know if they’re pressured to order small sizes and it’s frowned upon to be bigger than a size 12 or something as I’d say most female cabin crew I see are wearing a too small uniform.

My MIL was an air hostess in the late 50s/early 60s. She was tall and slender and in those days you had to be a trained nurse to qualify for the job.

Her knees have been shot to pieces, not helped by wearing high heels on board when your feet swell up during the flight.

I think they look hot and sweaty in the cheap nylon I’ll fitting uniforms

None if that is the persons fault.

We spoke to an (immaculate) woman on Emirates, she said she spent so much money on pantyhoses. They had to be a specific brand, and they broke easily. She had to pay for them out of her own salary, very unfair. They had pretty strict rules overall.

Given at many airlines Long Haul crew, when away from base, have an hour from wake up call to being on the crew bus (and are probably on a night stop, sleep deprived and their body clock is shot to hell) I think they generally do an impressive job of keeping up appearances.

I’m not from the UK, but you can always spot young girls from the UK by the way they dress. Almost always failing to dress appropriately.

I never even notice the appearance of the cabin crew. I certainly don’t expect them to look a certain way

I realise it's a sexist notion but when I was younger they always looked so glamorous strutting through the airport in their heeled court shoes (mainly flat now it appears), immaculate hair and make up.

Yes it is a sexist notion. If you realist it's a sexist notion why are you complaining about it?

It's only recently that Virgin stopped requiring their female staff to wear skirts and heels. That's a good thing.

Couldn’t agree more! Emirates are the only ones who keep the standards. I love flying with them.

ryanair staff look like they’ve had their head out the window for half the flight.

Yes you’re right
British Airways blouses being white, were one of the worst! as the ones being worn by the crew were all grey!!
As for the shoes, heels have to be worn outside the plane (everywhere) but flats have to be worn on the plane.
Heres a pic of my grandaughter who always looks wonderfully well groomed.

I still see them 'strut' across the airport in high heels, but they generally change into flat shoes once on board the flight, for practical reasons.
However, there could be something in that uniforms are often designed by men, who may not have thought how easy it would be to work in them.
Also, the uniforms need to be washable and easy drying, but this could mean they are made with cheaper fabrics etc

The virgin uniforms are awful, all that red to manage. The look like they’re made of very cheap flammable material which is going to be an issue if there’s a fire in the cabin. I think they save the glamorous ones for first class and make sure they’re very thin in case Richard Branson is flying and needs to pick one of them up like he always does.

@DunkinBensDonuts

They are also more friendly ime although I kind of like the grandmotherly ones you find in American ones….

(Edited to change original link to something hopefully not paywalled)

https://apnews.com/article/bette-nash-flight-attendant-dies-guinness-record-9d1b17bc4c869209defe8b6b6b630ecb

I always used to think how uncomfortable they must be in those tight uniforms, high heels and tightly pulled back hair. Working in cramped spaces all the time.People think cabin crew is a glamorous job. It isn't, it's poorly paid and not good for the health.
Also increasingly ( as we see the video clips on SM) the crew are being abused by drunken loutish passengers x

Op you’ve been brain washed into a perception of how people should look. Newspaper propaganda, advertising, media have worked their magic on you.

it shows how susceptible people are to particular notions & also the lack of ability to accept change.

there is help but whether you want to accept you need help is a different matter

It’s a jolly good thing their appearance has absolutely nothing to do with the service they provide or how well the pilot flies the plane! I suggest if you’re wanting glamour you go to a fashion show.

It's been repeated throughout but it's such a tough job.....google BA legacy crew contracts for example.
I want a safe plane that lands and cabin new in the most suitable outfit.
I'm not sure the people on the recent Singapore Airlines flight affected by turbulence would have cared about what the cabin crew were wearing....

I think they look pretty awesome here. It’s a tough job. I couldn’t be nice to plane loads of people all the livelong day.

You should be sorry, disgusting attitude

Agreed. Appalling comment.

Virgin is great.to fly with even if they have VPL 😂

I can’t imagine waitressing all day in high heels. I honestly wouldn’t even notice these things tbh and I’m glad women don’t have to look a certain way to do their job

Perhaps it’s just that people are no longer as sexist as people like you.