I can’t believe we’re having this conversation. Like it’s a surprise that airlines have uniforms. The tie? Ok, I can kind of see the point of not liking it, but again. It’s no surprise. It’s been part of the uniform before any of us was born.
Believe or not there is a safety reason for having a uniform. In an emergency people will look for a crew member, especially the captain. They won’t be looking for someone in a NorthFace jacket, they will be looking for someone with 4 or 3 stripes. Pax, FAs, and emergency personnel. I remember a captain who had to do an emergency evacuation (gear collapse on roll out), telling me that as soon as he stepped off the plane pax started congregating to him. The second thing that happened was the head of the emergency response walked up to him and asked for the number of souls on board. He didn’t have to shout out “Where’s the captain???” And a tip. The captain grabbed the paperwork before evacuating, so he pulled out the load manifest and read off the pax count. He’s a smart dude but admitted to having a brain cramp.