Sky Swallows: Myths and Truth About Russian Stewardesses
Most stewardesses are enraged by people who believe that their profession is something between the work of a waitress, a cleaning lady and a kindergarten nanny. Others surround the stewardesses with a halo of romance, considering them to be such top models.
It turns out that we see in these girls only the outer shell, without delving into the essence of their profession, not understanding how it affects their lives. To understand this a bit, you should listen to what the pilots of civil aviation and the stewardesses of Russian airlines say.
Models do not fit
Although many flight attendants have a stylish, model appearance, models are not suitable for this work. They must be strong and hardy. These qualities are no less important than external attractiveness. After all, a cart with food and drinks, which you have to carry along the aisle of the airplane, while smiling sweetly, weighs up to 50 kilograms. And she does it in high-heeled shoes. By the way, a stewardess travels about 3 kilometers for a 5-hour flight, and she is not shod in sneakers.
And, for example, it is not as easy as it might seem to easily and easily throw passenger luggage onto the upper shelf.
Beauty and its victims
A scandal involving two flight attendants, Irina of Jerusalem and Yevgeny Magurina, blamed Aeroflot for discrimination on the basis of age and weight on the whole Russia in 2017. They sued the airline because they stopped attracting them to international flights with age, preferring younger and slimmer colleagues to them.
The company won the court. Her lawyers motivated such preferences by the Aeroflot leadership that a full flight attendant would not be able to deftly maneuver along a narrow passage between passengers.
And excess weight is too expensive for an airline, because the greater the total mass of the aircraft, the more fuel it needs. Of course, one person with a lot of weight will not ruin the company, but over the year of flights, the amount of additional expenses is impressive. The airline spends an additional 759 rubles per year for the transportation of each extra kilogram.
Why are there few stewards?
It is known that among flight attendants only 10% are men. One reason for this is weight. After all, the average man weighs more than the average woman.
And the other reason is purely psychological. Many passengers are afraid to fly, and the appearance of a pretty, calm, smiling stewardess reassures them.
Air intrigue
It turns out that the flight attendants are mainly a female team. And what a female team does without intrigue! Given the enormous competition between stewardesses, it becomes clear that it can’t do without “undercover games”.
When the aforementioned Irina of Jerusalem lost the lawsuit, she began to take revenge on her younger colleagues. She poured dirt on them in social networks, comparing them with girls of easy virtue. When Irina flew as a passenger, she made a complaint about poor service.
But such complaints of airline passengers are never disregarded, and more often the stewardess is found guilty.
Inadequate passengers
Although there are not too many men among flight attendants, they try to put only the stronger sex on some flights. For example, when a flight is intended for football fans. But it happens that the female flight attendants have to calm the crowd of drunk guys.
It is found among passengers and boors who communicate with cabin crew as a servant. Moreover, it is noted that in the economy class they come across more often. Well-known personalities, for example, artists who believe that they pay little attention, can also be rude.
Amazing people
These girls are constantly in sight, they are the face of the airline. Therefore, flight attendants always look young and attractive, they simply must be such as to meet the standards of airlines. And relatively high earnings allow them to use high-quality cosmetics and take care of themselves.
In fact, a simple Russian stewardess can give a head start not only to movie stars and their heroes, but even superheroes.
After all, she can calm the alarmist, take birth, provide medical care, save the drowning man. But she cannot jump with a parachute, there are no parachutes on civilian planes.
Is stewardess work harmful?
As with any job, flight attendants have their own occupational diseases. Frequent stays on flights, an abnormal schedule and a constant change of time zones are not in vain.
Regular lack of oxygen causes memory problems, the constant presence on the feet, and even in shoes with heels, causes varicose veins. And they often have female oncology, infertility, psoriasis, and dental problems more often than others.
Crazy life
The flight attendant is not able to plan anything in advance, because she does not have a work schedule. This is some kind of crazy leapfrog in which there are no normal weekends or holidays. Of course, they have free time and rest days, but they can be unexpectedly called to work any day.
Some cannot sustain such a rhythm and, after working for some time, leave to find a job more calmly. And others can no longer live without the sky, without a constant change of scenery. They do not imagine another life for themselves and will not exchange it for anything in the world.
It turns out that we see in these girls only the outer shell, without delving into the essence of their profession, not understanding how it affects their lives. To understand this a bit, you should listen to what the pilots of civil aviation and the stewardesses of Russian airlines say.
Models do not fit
Although many flight attendants have a stylish, model appearance, models are not suitable for this work. They must be strong and hardy. These qualities are no less important than external attractiveness. After all, a cart with food and drinks, which you have to carry along the aisle of the airplane, while smiling sweetly, weighs up to 50 kilograms. And she does it in high-heeled shoes. By the way, a stewardess travels about 3 kilometers for a 5-hour flight, and she is not shod in sneakers.
And, for example, it is not as easy as it might seem to easily and easily throw passenger luggage onto the upper shelf.
Beauty and its victims
A scandal involving two flight attendants, Irina of Jerusalem and Yevgeny Magurina, blamed Aeroflot for discrimination on the basis of age and weight on the whole Russia in 2017. They sued the airline because they stopped attracting them to international flights with age, preferring younger and slimmer colleagues to them.
The company won the court. Her lawyers motivated such preferences by the Aeroflot leadership that a full flight attendant would not be able to deftly maneuver along a narrow passage between passengers.
And excess weight is too expensive for an airline, because the greater the total mass of the aircraft, the more fuel it needs. Of course, one person with a lot of weight will not ruin the company, but over the year of flights, the amount of additional expenses is impressive. The airline spends an additional 759 rubles per year for the transportation of each extra kilogram.
Why are there few stewards?
It is known that among flight attendants only 10% are men. One reason for this is weight. After all, the average man weighs more than the average woman.
And the other reason is purely psychological. Many passengers are afraid to fly, and the appearance of a pretty, calm, smiling stewardess reassures them.
Air intrigue
It turns out that the flight attendants are mainly a female team. And what a female team does without intrigue! Given the enormous competition between stewardesses, it becomes clear that it can’t do without “undercover games”.
When the aforementioned Irina of Jerusalem lost the lawsuit, she began to take revenge on her younger colleagues. She poured dirt on them in social networks, comparing them with girls of easy virtue. When Irina flew as a passenger, she made a complaint about poor service.
But such complaints of airline passengers are never disregarded, and more often the stewardess is found guilty.
Inadequate passengers
Although there are not too many men among flight attendants, they try to put only the stronger sex on some flights. For example, when a flight is intended for football fans. But it happens that the female flight attendants have to calm the crowd of drunk guys.
It is found among passengers and boors who communicate with cabin crew as a servant. Moreover, it is noted that in the economy class they come across more often. Well-known personalities, for example, artists who believe that they pay little attention, can also be rude.
Amazing people
These girls are constantly in sight, they are the face of the airline. Therefore, flight attendants always look young and attractive, they simply must be such as to meet the standards of airlines. And relatively high earnings allow them to use high-quality cosmetics and take care of themselves.
In fact, a simple Russian stewardess can give a head start not only to movie stars and their heroes, but even superheroes.
After all, she can calm the alarmist, take birth, provide medical care, save the drowning man. But she cannot jump with a parachute, there are no parachutes on civilian planes.
Is stewardess work harmful?
As with any job, flight attendants have their own occupational diseases. Frequent stays on flights, an abnormal schedule and a constant change of time zones are not in vain.
Regular lack of oxygen causes memory problems, the constant presence on the feet, and even in shoes with heels, causes varicose veins. And they often have female oncology, infertility, psoriasis, and dental problems more often than others.
Crazy life
The flight attendant is not able to plan anything in advance, because she does not have a work schedule. This is some kind of crazy leapfrog in which there are no normal weekends or holidays. Of course, they have free time and rest days, but they can be unexpectedly called to work any day.
Some cannot sustain such a rhythm and, after working for some time, leave to find a job more calmly. And others can no longer live without the sky, without a constant change of scenery. They do not imagine another life for themselves and will not exchange it for anything in the world.
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