“Twelve hours on your feet, flying from Kyiv to Zanzibar and back. If you wear high heels, you are hardly able to walk afterwards,” 27-year-old flight attendant Daria Solomennaya told the BBC.
Flight attendants on SkyUp Airlines can now choose to wear trendy, and comfy, white sneakers instead of heels. They can also opt for a new type of uniform that’s much more functional than a fitted shirt and skirt: A beautiful, trendy, and practical pantsuit.
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A flight attendant’s work includes cleaning, demonstrating and assuring security procedures on aircrafts, tending to passengers’ needs and more unglamorous tasks that are better done in sneakers and pants.
Photo: SkyUp Airlines/Facebook
The strict requirements imposed on flight attendants’ appearance are slowly changing for the best. In March 2019, Virgin Atlantic allowed cabin crew to ditch makeup at work. In August 2021, United Airlines announced it would loosen its strict rules on hair, makeup, tattoos, and uniforms to be more inclusive.
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Recently created South Korean airline Aero K has also chosen a gender-neutral and comfortable uniform for its crew members, as shown on its Instagram feed in June 2020. 