If only VX flew to SXM/SJU
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cassidain
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MIke R
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I would rather have an older FA with experience in an emergency situation than some inexperienced hottie who might make some awful decisions in regard to my personal safety in an emergency .....
so I am assuming those who want young and pretty FAs would also want older captains and co captains out in favor of a younger crew as well????.....or does a double standard exist?
my parents both worked for TWA when sexism ruled the airline industry and they met while working there ....when my father married my mother, TWA told my mother she had to quit, as married people couldn't both work for the airline .....and she had the better job at the time !!!
thankfully those days are gone
so I am assuming those who want young and pretty FAs would also want older captains and co captains out in favor of a younger crew as well????.....or does a double standard exist?
my parents both worked for TWA when sexism ruled the airline industry and they met while working there ....when my father married my mother, TWA told my mother she had to quit, as married people couldn't both work for the airline .....and she had the better job at the time !!!
thankfully those days are gone
cassidain
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so what "ism" is that, for you on the Left who are into "isms" ? i.e. if a hottie stewardess is assumed to be stupid or incompetent? hottieism?
give it a rest.
MIke R
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Learn to read and comprehend what you read .....I said MIGHt make an awful decision, not will make a bad decision , and that remark was based on relative inexperience as a FA, not a nice ass..,that's why I said EXPERIENCED older FA
Debo, you don't realize what's being discussed here.... You're talking about the right to work, where I talk about competence and customer satisfaction. Not the same topic at all. There are hundreds of jobs available on the ground for flight attendants who'd like to stop flying (and many do). They usually convert to office duties or training.
Any international traveler who regularly flies abroad will compare service, quality of aircraft and general customer experience. Competition is everywhere. Asian airlines, some European airlines, Middle East airlines are competing with old US airlines such as AA, UA and DL. They invest in modern aircraft, and provide better customer experience in general. But of course, the only way to know is to try. Have you tried Singapore Airlines, Emirates, Thai Airways, Air China, Virgin Atlantic, ...?
This topic started with VX for a reason. This airline brings some fresh air in the US airline industry. Part of their success is in the modern fleet their provide, but is also about the general passenger experience. I believe that flights attendants should be rather young and pleasant. Exactly as in any other service industry.
cassidain
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From the HuffingtonPuffingtonPost
cording to a survey of 1,000 people by the Business Travel and Meetings Show (BTMS), Virgin Atlantic has the most attractive flight attendants with 53 percent of those surveyed picking Virgin's "red hotties."
Businesstraveler.com reported the survey results and noted Singapore Airlines' "cabin crew received 18 percent of votes for the top spot, while 12 percent gave Etihad's the thumbs up. Emirates' staff came in fourth with 11 per cent, followed by Aer Lingus with six per cent."
While 1,000 people isn't the largest survey pool, the whopping 53 percent of the tally going to Virgin's "red hotties" does say something about the qualifications Sir Richard Branson values when hiring staff.
Nobody's really complaining.The survey results also fit in with the image Virgin Atlantic is trying to portray. Sleek, sexy, exciting. Some might claim Virgin Atlantic is objectifying their flight attendants, but after watching the following video, do you think they care?
cording to a survey of 1,000 people by the Business Travel and Meetings Show (BTMS), Virgin Atlantic has the most attractive flight attendants with 53 percent of those surveyed picking Virgin's "red hotties."
Businesstraveler.com reported the survey results and noted Singapore Airlines' "cabin crew received 18 percent of votes for the top spot, while 12 percent gave Etihad's the thumbs up. Emirates' staff came in fourth with 11 per cent, followed by Aer Lingus with six per cent."
While 1,000 people isn't the largest survey pool, the whopping 53 percent of the tally going to Virgin's "red hotties" does say something about the qualifications Sir Richard Branson values when hiring staff.
Nobody's really complaining.The survey results also fit in with the image Virgin Atlantic is trying to portray. Sleek, sexy, exciting. Some might claim Virgin Atlantic is objectifying their flight attendants, but after watching the following video, do you think they care?
JEK
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Hank,
You can't possibly believe that racism, anti-semitism, sexism are only the words of one leaning? I don't think the Holy Father would agree with that interpretation. When any group of people are vilified by their unique human condition, how could anyone condone that behavior.
cassidain
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John, this thread presents a good example of the different interpretations that persons of different ideologies place on everyday life situations. One sees sexism while the other sees attractive flight attendants.
The Holy Father and I are in complete agreement regarding the human individual and his or her God-given right to be treated with dignity from natural conception to natural death.
The Holy Father and I are in complete agreement regarding the human individual and his or her God-given right to be treated with dignity from natural conception to natural death.
