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Fat flight attendants must lose weight, airline says
by Joseph Ernest August 10, 2010
Newscast Media --A total of 28 flight attendants have been banished to the no-fly zone by Turkish Airlines for weighing too much. The employees have been given six months to drop pounds and have been banished from flying the friendly skies, until they lose the weight.
In a statement published by Turkish newspaper Haber Turk daily, the airline said, "Weight and height are important factors for all airlines. These criteria are important both in terms of appearance and the ability to move about."
Until they can prove they have lost the required pounds, several employees have been suspended without pay, 13 of whom are women.
Izzet Levi, one of the grounded employees, told the newspaper he has been ordered to lose 22 pounds to hit a weight of 211 if he wants to keep his job.
If they can't trim their waistlines in six months, the flight attendants will be re-assigned to other jobs. Story continues below...
The airline's statement said each of the employees was previously warned to get in better shape.
Weight guidelines in the U.S. resulted in many lawsuits over two decades ago, when airlines required flight attendants to be "weighed in" and meet certain weight standards.
Most U.S. airlines did drop the weight requirements after a lawsuit was filed by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in the 90s. They have since adopted a policy the requires flight attendants to prove they can move through the aisles and do their jobs with ease. Add Comments>>
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