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The Boss of Qatar Airways Ridicules American Carriers For Their Aged Flight Attendants
GULLIVER is rarely fazed by what happens below the line of his posts. Receiving the occasional shoeing from readers—sometimes insightful, sometimes not—goes with the job. And he has certainly found his views swayed by well-reasoned arguments he finds there. (www.economist.com) More...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
He is right, there are some haggard looking stewardesses at some American airline companies. British Midland has the worst I have seen.
HAMISH..beauty and haggard looking are in the eye of the beholder..the person with quatar who made the age related statements has since apologized for them as he received a lot of backlash..time to move on with other discussions..
Service differences between the ME3 and US3 are primarily attributed to cabin crew staffing levels. ME3 777s have double, sometimes triple the number of f/as than the regularly FAA minimum staffed US metal. That's corporate pinching pennies, operating solely to maximize profit.
To those that prefer the airlines of the Middle East in traveling abroad, just be aware that their employed labor staff works under work rules that nearly border on slave labor. . . and competing against such is difficult in the airline world.
yikes! some of these comments are not befitting a website that is supposed to be about aviation interests,and not the age of flight attendants!if it is of interest to some,go back and check the history of and reasons for having flight attendants (at one time called "air hostesses", or stewardesses)..it might be of interest as well that here in the u.s., until the late 70's,there were carriers that only hired single women,had a required retirement of age of 30-35 and made the ladies "weigh in" on a monthly basis..whats important when you fly on any carrier, is the timeliness of your flight,and the treatment/customer service experience as a whole..the man from quatar airways is expressing the views of his own country and culture...
Weird, in our country we have laws against age discrimination. Forgive us for at least trying to do the right thing in the US.