Airline Ambassador

How many of us like to see a slim and attractive flight attendant as compared to a disproportionate figure in a sloppy airline uniform? Obviously, with regards to whether full-fare or budget airlines that we’re traveling on, our attention are always focus on the appearance of the crew.

Earlier this week, there was news of Indian Airlines grounded its 11 employees for being overweight (It means fat). It claimed that it is an airline national ambassador image; besides, “thinner” employees are more agile and better equipped to tackle terrorist incidents and other emergencies.

Or may be now that the crude oil price is soaring high, cutting on load factor could help to ease the cost effect?!?This may sound like discrimination and a breach of the right to livelihood. However, it’s part and parcel of the real business world. If you are younger and better looking, majority of the time, you stand a better chance in an employment (especially front line service).

It’s all about cosmetic issue that may determine the popularity of an airliner to generate more income from the already competitive air-travel business.

No wonder, these days slimming centers are mushrooming everywhere. My next guess is aesthetic and cosmetic surgery centers slowly setting its root here. It may turn out to the next “in thing”, just like Korea where majority females go for corrective cosmetic surgery.

I have a supervisory colleague who carries the philosophy of being making up for someone’s shortcoming. He said not all are born beautifully outside, but we can make up for it through a beautiful character.

Good look does boost up certain level of confidence in oneself, but inner beauty is equally important.

Imagine there’s an attractive stewardess who has the body of a model and look of a sexy kitten that you can’t get your eyes off her, but she is as cool as ice, as monotonous as a robot; while there’s another plain looking, out-of-the-slim category stewardess that hardly catch any attention of the passengers, however, she is always ready to serve with a smile and take care of the wellbeing of passengers.

I leave you to ponder about it. Of course, the ideal is to have both qualities hand-in-hand…

I’m not a super-duper good looking stewardess in the airline (I still see myself more beautiful inside than my look), however, the only time I can make heads turn (catch most passengers attention on me) is where I march down the aisle with a pile of newspaper in my hand.

Sorry, I use to catwalk but when comes to carrying newspaper, I need to march, otherwise, the papers would be seized along the way. At times, I have to hide behind my back while gliding down, in order to deliver it safely.

It’s never easy to be an “airline ambassador” as we are always under scrutiny. Well, a thought just hit me as it’s about time for me to head to the gym to sweat away some calories!