weight + height
 

Do any of the uk airlines, still actually weigh you at the interview?

The reason I ask is that i was told that they are no longer meant to! And some bigger people are getting through now, which before anyone jumps down my throat is not always a bad thing!!

airlines no longer weigh people however they still ask weight in propotion to height, however if they thought someone wasn't suited they could think of a million and one reasons not to give them a job.


Miss W

Monarch still weigh you.

And so they should. You need to get past your colleagues in the aisle

For females they take your height (in cm) minus 110

eg. You're 165cm tall

165 - 110 = 55kg or +-5 (can also be somewhere around 50-60kg) Depends on your body structure as well.

Hello

I know that Emirates are very strict when it comes to weight. They have a chart that specifies what you should weigh in proportion to you height. If your over/under weight they have been known to ground you until you are back in the charts.

I went for an interview with Monarch last November and they weigh and measure you. Making you stand up in front of the group while they check you out!

I remember when i was at monarch every year you would do what they call a line check.This was bad enough as it was with the 25 sep and medical questions that you had to do but then it was time to be weighed. Anyone who had put a lot weight on would be grounded until they had got back down to their ideal weight .It might help if they stopped putting chocolate bars and biscuits on board the a/c ,fab when your 19 yrs old not so fab in your late 30s with no will-power, but most monarch crew , the same as most charter crew look fantastic .

Have a look at http://diet.webhop.org/ if you want to read how I lost over 30kg. Disclaimer: I am not selling anything, I created the web page because I got sick of answering "what have you been doing?" questions.

Cheers,

wishtobflying

Well done Wishtob

but you still haven't mowed the lawn....

the fast way to weight loss
 

the easiest and fastest way to shed those unsightly pounds before a cabin crew interview is...

2 weeks before the interview, buy a tin of sardines. leave it out in the sun for 1 week! then eat! simple :ugh:

during the next week leading up to interview you would of lost more weight than you ever thought possible! :yuk:

though i would suggest lots of make up to hide the deathly complexion you will have from having food poisoning for a week. but it will be worth it!



i havent tried this yet, but sounds great on paper!

... or you could just swallow a tape-worm.

In a Monarch Interview a few years back (hides her wrinkles), one of the applicants feinted in the group interview as she hadn't eaten for a week through fear of their scales being different to hers at home.

Emirates told me to lose 4 pounds before the second interview.

Because of course, only slim women can deal effectively with awkward passengers, emergencies, medical issues, afraid passengers, etc.

I've known of women who are so slight, they cannot pull a trolley!

Some of these airlines are a lifejacket short of a demo kit!!

The fact is, providing a crew member is relatively fit, can use a crew seat and fit through an exit, there is no legal rule to suggest they cannot do the job.

Its image many airlines are worried about. But then many airlines over the past few years have come to realise that over weight and curvier crew can do the job just as well or better than the size 10s in the business.

I have done the job as both a size 10 through to an 18. Its no different. My first airline never weighed me, or my colleagues. They liked to employ their crew because they were warm and approachable. It was certainly a positive point that came out on feedback questionnaires.

Flying Waitress,

Size 18 is not actually that large, especially if you are also reasonably tall.
I agree with you about the logistics of working in small spaces, but I disagree about your perception of health and size. Just because you may be bigger, does not necessarliy mean you are unfit and unhealthy. You may find that many larger people exercise regularly and are quite fit.

Also, a big contributor to heart disease in constant dieting. And *and* smoking. Which people of all shapes and sizes partake in. Maybe you should be checking out who's having a quick fag before their shift and steer clear of them...