Originally Posted by
pilot64golfer
The flight attendants have 14 variations of their uniform. They don't ever look the same.
Its not that big of a deal. In the Navy, some people wore flight suits, some khakis, some wore summer whites. We all looked different and professional.
The pax don't know or care. They want to get their safe, on-time, in the best seat they can get, for as little money as possible.
So you're telling me that the Navy would allow you to go to Wal-Mart and buy a pair of Khakis that may or may not match what they issue? And if you tell me that there isn't some Captain of a ship if he saw said Officer wouldn't read him the riot act, I'll just say I don't believe you!! And as far as different STYLE of uniforms, thats not what I was talking about- they were issued by the Company. Finally, if you don't think the Pax care about how you look I think you're living under a rock! ALL the group of my Friends/Business Men in my group (2 of them are 1K frequent flyers) talk about their flying experience!! What the plane looks like old or new, how the Crew looks both physically and dressed! Is this profiling, ABSOLUTELY! As far as the safety aspect, I along with you wish this drove more flying choices. Unfortunately, I don't think this crosses their mind that often otherwise, many Asian/African carriers would be out of business. They just look at the A/C, the crew and the food and see's how much it's going to cost them! They expect safety for FREE!
