New Delhi: After reduced check-in weight for passengers, it is now airlines' turn to shed their excess baggage. They will soon have to ground their overweight and unhealthy cabin crew.
In a first, aviation authorities are going to make regular health check-ups mandatory for cabin crew just like they are for pilots. Those who fail the tests will either be asked to get back in shape to get airborne again or be declared permanently unfit for flying duties.
The directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) is going to issue a civil aviation requirement (CAR), under which airlines will have to ensure that cabin crew under 40 years of age gets their body mass index (height-weight ratio used for measuring obesity), blood pressure and sugar levels checked once in two years. Cabin crew over 40 will have annual checkups.
29/06/13 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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In a first, aviation authorities are going to make regular health check-ups mandatory for cabin crew just like they are for pilots. Those who fail the tests will either be asked to get back in shape to get airborne again or be declared permanently unfit for flying duties.
The directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) is going to issue a civil aviation requirement (CAR), under which airlines will have to ensure that cabin crew under 40 years of age gets their body mass index (height-weight ratio used for measuring obesity), blood pressure and sugar levels checked once in two years. Cabin crew over 40 will have annual checkups.
29/06/13 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
