Mumbai: Air India has identified 125 staffers, most of whom are airhostesses, as unfit to function as cabin crew members because they have been found to be overweight. These staffers will now be assigned ground duty or asked to take voluntary retirement.
The national carrier officials said that the staffers are being grounded because they failed to maintain the weight requirements prescribed by aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Last year, at least 600 cabin crew staffers in Air India were found to be overweight as per the DGCA standards, and were given a chance to shed the extra kilos. The DGCA guidelines say that overweight staffers should not be allowed to continue as flight steward or airhostess as it hampers flight safety.
"Of these 600 cabin staffers, around 125, including airhostesses, have failed to maintain the required weight standards. Now we have no option but to take them off from flying duties permanently," an Air India official said. The airline has 3,500 cabin crew staff, of whom 2,200 are permanent employees and the rest are on contract.
17/09/15 Aditya Anand/Mumbai Mirror
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The national carrier officials said that the staffers are being grounded because they failed to maintain the weight requirements prescribed by aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).
Last year, at least 600 cabin crew staffers in Air India were found to be overweight as per the DGCA standards, and were given a chance to shed the extra kilos. The DGCA guidelines say that overweight staffers should not be allowed to continue as flight steward or airhostess as it hampers flight safety.
"Of these 600 cabin staffers, around 125, including airhostesses, have failed to maintain the required weight standards. Now we have no option but to take them off from flying duties permanently," an Air India official said. The airline has 3,500 cabin crew staff, of whom 2,200 are permanent employees and the rest are on contract.
17/09/15 Aditya Anand/Mumbai Mirror
