New Delhi: Seeking to fly high in a high-cost environment, Indian and foreign airlines are taking innovative measures to cut their expenses, including a greater emphasis on hiring of supposedly lower-weighing female cabin crew.
Human resource experts also believe that a better retention rate is also a key reason behind the recruitment of female staff members, while other cost-optimisation measures include cutting on the size and weight of in-flight items like magazines, cutlery and food items.
An overall lighter weight helps an aircraft save on its fuel costs during its take-off, landing as well as during the flying time.
According to executive search firm GlobalHunt Director Sunil Goel: "Recruiting largely for female cabin crew, for reasons that they find higher retention policies and comparatively some cost advantages, as they have more availability of female crew than male, so here 'heavier' may be defined not only the body weight but also the cost weight."
07/07/13 PTI/Economic Times
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Human resource experts also believe that a better retention rate is also a key reason behind the recruitment of female staff members, while other cost-optimisation measures include cutting on the size and weight of in-flight items like magazines, cutlery and food items.
An overall lighter weight helps an aircraft save on its fuel costs during its take-off, landing as well as during the flying time.
According to executive search firm GlobalHunt Director Sunil Goel: "Recruiting largely for female cabin crew, for reasons that they find higher retention policies and comparatively some cost advantages, as they have more availability of female crew than male, so here 'heavier' may be defined not only the body weight but also the cost weight."
07/07/13 PTI/Economic Times
