Kaptin M,
I bow to your superior experience in these matters, however I stand by what I said.
Personally I would rather see some of these mature hosties on board any flight I was a passenger on, okay not all of them on the flight, but some of them.
I wonder how some of these younger ones would perform under pressure.
IF what you said is true, then all hosties should be young male weight lifters.
My Wife and I had a holiday in the USA some years ago, we found that although the hosties on United were mainly mature ones, the service was great, mind you we didn't have any emergencies.
BTW I take it the same applies to Pilots?
The younger and prettier the better?
I think most people like to see a mature aged grey haired Captain in charge of their flight, NOT someone just out of high school.
I know it applies even with Taxi Drivers, the Companies prefer mature drivers.