I've just read the said uniform standards phamplet, and it DOESN'T say "don't eat and drink in uniform.
It does say don't smoke, chew gum or drink alcohol in uniform. All fair enough.
It also says don't WALK around eating and drinking in uniform. Perhaps fair enough because some pilots aren't co-oridinated enough to walk and drink at the same time.
But as usual, the email is poorly written, confuses the issue, and no doubt just gets a lot of people off-side for no good reason.
Is carrying a coffee cup to the aircraft "walking around eating and drinking"?
I'm a fan of people looking professional and tidy in their uniform, but i guess now the costa coffee is going to have to go in an unmarked bag because we can't be seen to be human.
Again....I say get a grip and focus on important stuff.
Oh...and don't get me started about cabin crew briefings being conducted in front of passengers at outstations. That seems to be OK. Not at all unprofessional discussing service and emergencies in earshot of pax. (it's ok because a proper briefing room would cost money).
Discussing what to do in the event of a cabin fire is fine..just don't drink coffee at the same time.
