Galley Gossip: Age, weight and height requirements for flight attendants (and why Christina Ricci could never be a Pan Am stewardess)

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6-10-2011 @ 12:47AM

laura said...

Heather you're incorrect about all airlines dropping their weight requirements in 1990. United Airlines continued weight requirements and mandatory weight checks through the mid-90s when they lost a law suit brought by the EEOC.
Only then were we spared the indignity of proving we were good enough for our job simply because we met a certain weight requirement.

6-23-2011 @ 12:57PM

liz said...

SO NOW UR FAT? UGG...... GROSS..

7-11-2011 @ 3:16PM

Heather Poole said...

Laura - According to Wikipedia, I am correct. Where are you getting your information from?

8-02-2011 @ 9:16PM

Elizabeth said...

I can remember stepping on a scale in the middle of our office, filled with coworkers and management to be weighed, in front of everyone. My wieght was announced to anyone listening.
Once, behind my back a "funny-guy" put his foot on the scale while I was being weighed. I was shocked by the number (more than 10 lbs. what I actually weighed) and had visions of being grounded with out pay only to find out it was his sick idea of a joke. Still scarred by the experience.

8-03-2011 @ 9:16PM

GobbleDawg said...

My son will graduation from flight attendant school in 3 weeks. Do family and friends attend the graduation?

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