Height & Weight Restrictions

[Mile High Member]

Hello,
It is my dream to become cc but I know that weight must be in proportion to height. Is this the norm for all airlines?
Thanks in advance

[tezzer]

height

I know that most ailines have a minumum 5'2" minimum height, as my eldest daughter can't apply, she's about half an inch too short. Despite the fact she has 10 GCSEs, 4 A levels, AND a PPL ! My fault, of course for being short too !

[Sylphie]

Yes your weight does need to be in sync with your height but from most things I've read and heard about it, they generally can tell this via looking at you briefly when they meet you. Obviously if you are lucky enough to get to the medical, the doctor will weigh and measure you and all he/she is really looking for is that you're in the healthy weight range [the graph] for your specified height. So don't stress, you have about 8kgs room either way!

This is an Australian calculator [so it's in cm's and kg's] but you can see what your doc will be looking at if you type in your height in cm's.

http://www.mydr.com.au/tools/weight.asp

[johnrizzo2000]

is there a max height restriction in any airlines!

[friarkeasley]

I think most have a limit to 6"2

[tezzer]

Originally Posted by friarkeasley

I think most have a limit to 6"2

trust me, thats not the problem here !

[armada]

Originally Posted by johnrizzo2000

is there a max height restriction in any airlines!

Yes due to CRJs and DHC-8s





Air Canada Jazz is currently accepting resumes for the position of Flight Attendant. Successful candidates will be committed to providing excellent customer service and be able to deliver the high quality service for which Air Canada Jazz is recognized.
Successful candidates will speak FLUENT FRENCH AND ENGLISH, and meet the following criteria:
• Canadian citizenship or landed immigrant status as well as the ability to pass security clearance;
• Able to meet our medical standards;
• 19 years of age or older;
• High school graduate or academic equivalent;
• Two years customer service work experience;
• Excellent interpersonal and quality service skills;
• Maximum height 5'11"(including a one (1) inch heel) (due to the size of some of our aircraft

[tezzer]

So does anyone now of any airlines that take short flight attendants ? In the dim and distant past I remember flying Suckling airways (I think) from Amsterdam to Luton, and recall that they only recruted stumpy people (Like my daughter). Any others or current ?

[johnrizzo2000]

Some of the US majors have short cabin crew! I'm 5'11, an still growing! I hope I dont end up too tall! I have seen crew who are 5'3, and the only difficulty they had was closing the door. They reached the overhead bins, albeit on tippy toes, but they did it!!!!

[Eddy]

To tell you god's honest truth, I wouldn't pay a MASSIVE amount of attention to airline rules re: height and weight. Many, I would thing, are flexible with this (to an extent).

Ask Apaddyinuk : I'm not your typical flight attendant. I'm a pretty big fella. I like to think that I'm good at my job though, and that counts for a LOT in this industry. If you're willing to attend interviews, do so, regardless of the publicised height/weight restrictions. Let the airline make their minds up on the day!

[johnrizzo2000]

well, you can be the perfect weight and height, but if you dont have the right attitude, and want to do the job, forget it!!!!

[DJTibby]

Guys why else would an airline specify height if they didn't intend to stick to it. Qantas and Jetstar do stick to there rules! even if its only a "little bit over" or "a little bit under". The same as Emirates only take people that are 21 years of age or over! A rule is a rule, and they are there for a mighty good reason. why do people always asume that height can be overlooked? I don't think weight is too much of a probelm, unless you physically can not walk down the isle of the plane. (I haven't heard that many airlines ask for weight in proportion to height here in oz)

[seektofly]

I agree

Here in Australia, we have delightful little rules which deal with workplace discrimination. Overseas - (like the Arab countries and even the Asian countries) they won't look at you unless you have a killer figure. I know someone who works for Emirates, and she told me that if they think you have put on weight they can ground you and they will give you a couple of weeks to lose the weight. The airlines would never be allowed to get away with that here in Australia.

In Australia we also have Occupational Health and Safety Regulations. You can't be too tall otherwise you will bump your head on overhead screens etc.. or bulkheads etc.. and you can't be too short because you won't be able to reach up and close the overhead lockers or reach the stowage in the galley. As far as weight is concerned, as long as you can move swiftly through the cabin without becoming stuck in order to attend to emergencies or evacuate you should be fine. I have worked for a couple of airlines here in Australia, and they have never weighed me at the medical, unlike the airlines overseas where you must have height and weight in proportion (the healthy weight range, etc..) and they also request full length photographs.
I don't recall ever being asked to include (with my application as a flight attendant) FULL LENGTH photographs, here in Australia.

I have never applied to overseas airlines for this reason... as I know I am slightly over the height weight proportion thing (ok 10 kilos or so)... but I have been employed here in Australia as a flight attendant and am secretly glad that they are bound by those workplace discrimination rules.
America is the same. They have discrimination rules too, but to apply to an American company, you need to be an American resident or citizen.

Virgin Blue lost a court case last year (where 8 ex-Ansett flighties took them to court over age discrimination) Virgin lost this court case - as it appears that they have only ever hired 1 person over the age of 35.
I am not over that age, however, in the past I have looked at the flight attendants that worked for Virgin Blue, and thought they were all gorgeous, and skinny and just picture perfect. I never applied to Virgin Blue, as I felt that I couldn't apply because I didn't fit that picture. I applied to them a few months ago, and I am now up to the Medical stage. I am really happy about this, and also glad to think that Virgin is going to give me a go at being a flight attendant for them regardless of my not so model like looks. I haven't had my medical yet, but it is coming up in the next week. I will let you all know how I go.

Good on ya Virgin Blue. You are really keeping the air FAIR.

Seek to fly

[sixmilehighclub]

Some airlines have adapted the idea of measuring your height/weight proportion my asking you to sit in a crew seat at the initial assessment day.

If you fit in without a struggle and your feet, or at least your toes are touching the floor, you should have no problem in being accepted (once you get through all the rest of the interview!!).

The application form will give indication how strict an airline is. Some do not even ask for your weight. Some provide a chart, although this seems to be being phased out through risk of appearing image concious over customer service focussed.

Apply to whichever airlines you want, complete the forms and good luck!

[SkySista]

STF, there are a few airlines in Aus who ask for full length photos... QF and National Jet to name two...

As for medicals, I have been weighed at all my medicals, they never made a big deal about it though, I think it was more to see which lung capacity category you fit into than anything else. As my capacity was a bit low for someone my age and height, then she checked my weight and said 'ah, it's fine for someone smallish like you'