Originally Posted by
eye2eye5
Mr Mac, I don’t think it reasonable to describe cabin crew as “quite old, but competent “. The days of employing trolley dollies to be disposed of at the age of 30 are long gone. I would much rather have cabin crew who know their job and who provide an efficient and friendly service than be purely judged on looks. Some are young and fantastic, some are older and fantastic, it should be entirely down to ability and not age. Says a 67 year old poster………
They SHOULD be gone, but that's EXACTLY what airlines aim for. Wear out the expensive seniors and replace them with sexy eye candy who want to see the world for a few years before moving on. BA's Mixed Fleet's business model is EXACTLY that, cabin crew are seen as glorified Baristas, in 2022.