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THAI maintains health standards for cabin crews
BANGKOK, March 11 (TNA) - Thai Airways International (THAI), the national flag carrier, has insisted that its new regulations limiting the body mass index (BMI) and waistline of its flight attendants are crucial to the safety of international passengers onboard.
THAI President Piyasvasti Amaranand has defended the new rule, saying that they are fair related not only to the good image of the national airline, but also to the safety of the passengers onboard.
In May last year, THAI imposed the new regulations for its cabin crew members, limiting their BMI to 25 for women and 27.5 for men and the waistline to 32 inches for women and 35 for men. The Thai national airline provided six months and some additional time for its flight attendants to comply with the new rules, but about one per cent of its 6,000 flight attendants have failed to meet the new health criteria and some of them have filed a complaint with the Thai Ministry of Labour accusing the national flag carrier of infringing on their civil rights.
Under the new regulations, THAI flight attendants who cannot meet the new health standards are to be pulled off their international routes, resulting in a loss of their per diem income, but they are still allowed to fly on domestic routes. (TNA)
THAI President Piyasvasti Amaranand has defended the new rule, saying that they are fair related not only to the good image of the national airline, but also to the safety of the passengers onboard.
In May last year, THAI imposed the new regulations for its cabin crew members, limiting their BMI to 25 for women and 27.5 for men and the waistline to 32 inches for women and 35 for men. The Thai national airline provided six months and some additional time for its flight attendants to comply with the new rules, but about one per cent of its 6,000 flight attendants have failed to meet the new health criteria and some of them have filed a complaint with the Thai Ministry of Labour accusing the national flag carrier of infringing on their civil rights.
Under the new regulations, THAI flight attendants who cannot meet the new health standards are to be pulled off their international routes, resulting in a loss of their per diem income, but they are still allowed to fly on domestic routes. (TNA)
