Airline uniforms dangerous.
 

Easyjet cabin crew are to wear new smart uniforms.
The policy of any airline to dress the crew like passengers is dangerous in my opinion. I remember on a flight to Madrid from Barcelona with Air Europa when they first tried to become a friendly loco. I was puzzled why one of the passengers a guy dressed in denim was helping to serve the drinks. The girls were dressed slightly differently.
It wasn’t until later that I realised the guy was cabin crew.
How to identify cabin crew if they wear T shirts and look like aircraft cleaners if there is an emergency. A smart uniform commands more respect. Maybe power dressing and human nature but I think it is a fact.
wawkrk

Easyjet???

They wear bright orange ! They stand out like a sore thumb!

:p

They wear bright orange ! They stand out like a sore thumb!
Not if Orange is the fashion colour of the year.
And denim?
Maybe Easy are not a good example but there are other airlines in the world.
So you think it is OK for crew to look like passengers?

No, but the crew always have a badge/lanyard of some sort.

And in any case what their wearing does not their service, unless its unclean :oh:

WAWKRK, a few tips.

Cabin crew are the ones that say hello when you board the aircraft. Forward or aft.

The same people walk up and down checking the cabin for departure when the flight deck tell them to.

You will recognise them because you are sat down and strapped in.

Maybe.

Also they are the same people who try not to look ridiculous while putting a life jacket on and pointing north east west and south.

Remember them?

Funnily enough you will see the same people pushing a big tin thing through the cabin offering refreshments.

Still not sure?

On the descent these same people tell you to sit down, put your belts on, please make sure your blinds are up, seat upright, etc....

On approach the flight deck will say 'cabin crew seats for landing' then the only people left standing will sit down.

They are the cabin crew.

:}

SOTV
You have TOTALLY missed the point.

The cabin crew are the ones who will save your life in an emergency, and sadly sometimes die trying.

Passengers recognising them in the cabin is not all that matters. More important is that emergency services can recognise them, if, God forbid, it is ever neccessary.

And no, I am not and never have been a member of cabin crew, before you ask.

WAWKRK, a few tips.
Cabin crew are the ones that say hello when you board the aircraft

Well blow me. After more than 1,000 flights with more than 100 airlines,
I never noticed.

I am sure that the emergency services will recognise them by the hi-vis jackets that they are trained to wear outside the aircraft at all times:rolleyes:

Morning excrab.

I don't think I have missed the point. You are very right when you say they should be recognisable to the passengers and, god forbid, the emergency services.

However, would a cabin crew member be less restricted acting in an emergency wearing denims and a t shirt rather than a tight skirt and heels? To use a loose analogy, you would not expect a serviceman to go into action wearing ceremonial dress.

If I remember rightly when flying with Lauda Air some years ago the cabin crew wore jeans/t shirts/baseball caps and looked a lot more comfortable doing so.

WAWKRK, a smart uniform does command respect but is it really functional when some lo-co carriers have cabin crew doing 4+ sectors a day?

:ok:

how many cabin crew have you seen wearing heels? It's against virtually every set of uniform rules because they blow slides :hmm:

Actualy many airlines court shoes are compulsory parts of the uniform.

This is a wind up, right?

Confused.

Old easyjet uniform was black denim jeans and orange t-shirts. Very casual and pretty sickly. New easyjet uniforms are much smarter. Gone are the t-shirts and jeans. So I really don't understand what WAWKRK is trying to say. .

Is it just me?

Ok, forget about Easyjet, maybe not a good example.
The lost point I was trying to make without success, is, that if the crew look like passengers,then in a panic stricken emergency, how do you indentify the crew if they wear tee shirts and jeans or normal street clothes?
I also made the point about Air Europa where at first I could indentify the crew.

What Airlines are you talking about then :confused:

I was talking about a general trend towards more casual dress which I think is supposed to give a more friendly image but loss of identity.
I dont think the cabin crews like this and prefer to be proud of their uniforms.
One guy on another thread was even suggesting Pilots should wear jeans and trainers.

But if the cabin crew are dressed the same-uniformly-then they can be identified whether they are in a full blown formal outfit or casual dress. The casual dress may not be appropriate for first class on a legacy carrier but for many lo-co and maybe charter flights it could be a practical alternative. As for the flight deck, it may be an anathema but I can think of much more comfortable options than the bog standard white shirt and tie while still retaining a smart outlook and the all important corporate identity.

Shock, horror, outrage!

Of course doing so would make me less professional and less safe. Its nice to see us, along with God, being given a capital letter!