Flight attendants sue Aeroflot for beauty discrimination
Flight attendants sue Aeroflot for beauty discrimination
A number of flight attendants of the Russian airline Aeroflot are suing the company over discrimination for not meeting unrealistic aesthetic standards.
They claim Aeroflot is paying them less because of their looks. The airline has denied the allegations.
The case shines a light on gender roles and divisions in Russia.
Al Jazeera's Rory Challands reports from Moscow.
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Some update: Aeroflot won this battle)
@MajorCaliber
5 жыл бұрын
Did they? Oh good... might have to fly them later this summer.
@hoobaguy4311
3 жыл бұрын
@@macrogenii Or it could just have been a stupid frivolous lawsuit.
Next: There is discrimination in national Olympic teams: they prefer professional athletes over regular people - disgusting!
People will never understand beauty and social expectations in Eastern Europe unless they live here. No video can do it justice. In most countries in the former Soviet bloc, women outnumber men greatly because of low life expectancy among men and emigration. This couple with traditional expectations of beauty can create a sharks tank of competition between women to get the good men, or any man for that reason. Foreigners represent a darker aspect of the equation most often. Additionally, these shortages of men creates a much more submissive society where women are afraid to lose their men and will accept much worse social treatment as long as he stays with her.
@luigi9064
7 жыл бұрын
"Foreigners represent a darker aspect of the equation most often" what do u mean by that?
@Dmitri300
7 жыл бұрын
I think he means that many foreigners come to easter European countries hoping to 'strike a bargain'. I travel to eastern Europe quite a lot for work and constantly see western European men walking around with beautiful women half their age. And I cannot help but think that those women very often had to settle for a lot less than they actually deserve. That said, there are also a lot of genuinely nice men who come to eastern Europe to find something that they cannot find in their own countries. Usually these men are 'average' in every sense of the word, but certainly nice guys. And it's very sad to see how some women scam them and rob them of all their possessions. So this 'darkness' works both ways I guess.
@VinnieBoombatz374
7 жыл бұрын
Afghan Indeed
@cutthechicken194
7 жыл бұрын
SAD...Those women sound thirsty and desperate. But I guess they're not women but girls. When you enter into womanhood you let go of that feeling of helplessness and low self-worth.
How is this specific to Russia??? The hippocracy in this coverage is palpable. Come on Aljazeera, most thought you were above this.
Meanwhile Delta celebrates dudes wearing dresses.
It is not an impossible standard when there are women out there who meet this standard. Also, why are standards only bad when they are applied to women? Men who work in construction or in a moving company have to be really strong to do this hard work without breaking their body and they have a standard that most men cannot meet, but nobody complains about that. There are different requirements for different jobs and not everyone can meet them, not everyone can get any job and that is not a bad thing, it just ensures quality of work. In this case, the flight attendants are the face of the company that the costumers see and the company wants to show them something of high standard and beauty. As long as there are women who can meet these expectations, it is totally okay.
@cutthechicken194
7 жыл бұрын
Is it ok for the company to dismiss your mother if the employer believes she is ugly?
what's the problem with beautiful women ?
@1uueeatc
3 жыл бұрын
in shortly - feminism(equals - autism)
@louisaugustexvi4515
3 жыл бұрын
@@1uueeatc no, they just don’t want to get fired for how they look
@danielkim7841
2 жыл бұрын
If you are old or fat or ugly......
I like flying Aeroflot. One of the last airlines to still give us beautiful flight attendants.... And good food too...
"Separated in to 3 groups: old, fat, and ugly. Then assigned short domestic routes"...too funnnnyyy!!
I can see their point.
No different to the Asia flight attendants when it comes to age, weight and looks.
Sure let's have Rosie O'Donald and Whoopie Goldburg types instead....Feminazi's GFY...How about some Fat Slob Unshaven Pilots wearing dirty T-Shirts too then you idiots ?
Unfortunately beauty does matter!!!
@papi55
7 жыл бұрын
Not really>> There are folks which might have a skin condition called vitiligo>> Just to mention an example!
@akawhippy
6 жыл бұрын
Says who? Your underdeveloped mind?
No not the airlines. Elegant models are one of the reasons I travel in planes. Let there be discrimination here.
@Kimbuja777
7 жыл бұрын
LOL!!
@badezimmertv1457
7 жыл бұрын
Junaid 001 agree with you
@heha9752
7 жыл бұрын
Junaid 001 You're a sexist idiot m8.... you're also a troll. No one believes you m8 😂
Aljazeera what about Qatar CEO told about woman ??
what about middle eastern airlines? they don't do discrimination??
@irenemulindwairen4138
4 жыл бұрын
Say it out loud👍🏾
I can see your point😊
Sadly, you have to be beautiful to be a flight attendant
sad reality indeed. a hot stripper certainly earns more than a 'not so hot' stripper.
@PlasticFrog
7 жыл бұрын
Lol, what a comparison. Flight attendant is quite far from a stripper. In the case of emergancy she would most likely be the one who could safe your life.
@haykodjan
5 жыл бұрын
PlasticFrog a stripper earns more than a flight attendant, and it’s the pilots who save the plane
@Soggersnuggets
4 жыл бұрын
Flight simmer flyin real planes oh is it? Is it the pilots who open the doors and evacuate the aircraft in 90 seconds? Is it the pilots who will apply First Aid procedures to passengers? Sure, they do the hardest part of the job, but they shouldn’t get all the merit. We are all a team my guy.
@MohammedHisham737
3 жыл бұрын
@@haykodjan oh! Is it! Pilots will just save the planes and if any emergency it won't even take 30secomds for them to evacuate the aircraft from the cockpit! U passengers are in the cabin and do u even know where r emergency exits on a plane and evacuate the plane during an emergency! wat to be done during fire on board? Cabin depressurization? Engines on fire and fuel tanks on top? Save a passenger wen they get heart attack in the sky? For all these flight attendents are responsible! They r well trained to handle emergencies! They r the LIFE SAVERS less than a WAITER!
@MohammedHisham737
3 жыл бұрын
@@Soggersnuggets seriously! Ppl just keep praising pilots just because they fly the plane and are on the flight deck! Cabin crew r hidden heroes who can only be identified by genius and intelligent ppl in the earth! Look at that 'flight simmer flyin real planes' they way this person is classifying
Pretty privilage at its fullest.
I would dress like a hobo here. Just to go with them. Lol
maybe there're not very delicate about it but I see nothing wrong with wanting hotties to serve in your planes. If you go to a posh bar you don't expect to be served by a small fat hairy man. It's unfair but many things are.
@cutthechicken194
7 жыл бұрын
Is it the right for society to treat your Mother this way? Would you want someone to hurt your mother because they believe she is ugly?
@r3dp1ll
7 жыл бұрын
? whatever I think doesn't make any difference. That's how we as a society are. You could also complain about "average" girls being at a disadvantage when it comes to the dating scene but my opinion or yours won't make any difference to the reality.
playing with workers lifes . people really can be clueless .
@JosueRodriguezsharon
7 жыл бұрын
cryingondamofukabeat O0 Russia is a real third world country, even worst than some latin American countries
@EuDouArteHipHopArtCulture21
7 жыл бұрын
like America . an oligarchy .
Ay q tumbar de estos aviones
Ok. All the comments in here are basically so shallow and stereotypical in nature. If you believe that love is always for good-looking people only, you're wrong. I know several great looking people who are still single and not so attractive people who are in a relationship or even married with kids. And ironically and in reality, it's actually the most attractive people who struggle to find someone. So there ya go. Coming from a pretty and thin gal with still no partner.
Hi im a sri lankan citizen pls can someone tell me do i need Russia citizenship or permanent residency to be an Aeroflot flight attendant ? Plsss helpp
Rory Challands is a King btw ''
Wasnt there supposed to be 4 groups? old, fat, ugly and pretty.....unless..... i guess they did needed some new members.
nice nice rory
And I totally agree with companies which do that, they want to be known to have beautiful flight attendants and as a result to have a growth in sales. You don't expect to see fat and ugly women on a catwalk and so for international flights.
@safaeelherraz
7 жыл бұрын
Radmir this is racist ... a fat & ugly woman can be better than a skinny pretty one ... she puts her duty first and unconditionally gives her best
@Gr95dc
7 жыл бұрын
Radmir It's not racist but it sure is stupid to think this way. Service is what really matters, an airline can have pretty girls but at the end of the day what really matters is how well they do their job
@tentimetex
7 жыл бұрын
why dont we think about the greater good of society for a change and recognize that we are all human? women who are not so good looking also have families and children and need jobs, just like everyone else. You cannot discriminate people for something that the did not do,or did not choose themselves. Its the same with skin color, race and also looks. our personal sexual attractions have nothing to do with it.
@a.ckrishnan2544
7 жыл бұрын
the trigger wars begin...
@Hussainpiplodwala
7 жыл бұрын
GraceDcastle yeah so the initial criteria for choosing the girls is looks and then let say out of 50 girls, 25 have been short listed based on looks then out of 25 pretty girls they will further short list them based on intellectual skill , maturity to handle situations , service and politeness...so everything other than beauty is a 2nd priority in airline industry and a fat ugly girl should not fight to get that job which will make losses for companies as guys once step into the plane will first look at the air hostesses and the service part will come later on...so the airlines first impressions are their air hostesses and as they say first impression is the last impression...
Many countries patriotic national belief is always strong.
They really need to just be up front about it. Here are requirements. Physically looking good by these standards are one of them. If you don't meet them? Sorry. Seek employment elsewhere.
well i have to choose to feed my eyes or my mind. i'll rather feed my mind as i alway sleeps on the plane. service > beauty
@piotrekp5471
7 жыл бұрын
Why not both?
Having lived in Russia and been with 46764954 Russian women, I can say that beauty and "looking good" is very important for them. They'll put on make up and do their nails even when they take out the trash. Also the man to woman ratio is Russia is very disproportionally favoring men. That means it's the women fighting each other over the man. Just the way I like it..
@cutthechicken194
7 жыл бұрын
Would you want your Mother to fight another woman for a man?
@marshalltrice4854
7 жыл бұрын
+Mrs. Rivera sure! U dumb fat broad
@akawhippy
6 жыл бұрын
This is due to your bruised ego.
@MissAlexia
6 жыл бұрын
Im russian women and russian women don't hang out with guys like u ... bye
@kortiz3931
6 жыл бұрын
You forgot to mension what they like the most in a relationship with a man- is a big pride that they show off in any case just like the last girl)))
beast lives matter
The majority of Russian women are gorgeous. And the airline serves in a way as the face of the country.
I will going to russia
aerflot rocks
rory challands ... what a great report 😃
Get fit it is so easy! Or I'll sue you for ruining the men dream about female fly-attendants :D
I fly with Aeroflot regularly and they have the best planes, best service and hottest hostesses 😍😍😍 I love Aeroflot ❤❤❤
We cannot live in a society where people are discriminated against for something that they did not choose or did not do, like skin color, race and also looks. Whether we are attracted to a person sexually has nothing to do with it.
@TheGurp7
7 жыл бұрын
Vladimir Tepes 😂😂 Savage.
It is scary enough riding a russian plane.
@BenzinioB
7 жыл бұрын
bajorjor1 Which shows you don't know anything about Russia! Recently the Russian Aeroflot was announced for one of the the best air carrier worldwide - exclusively because the safety (they dont have air-crash or serious problems for decades). They use former military pilots with the best possible training and they have one of the newest air-fleet. It is always good to reed more before talking!
@bajorjor1
7 жыл бұрын
i don't like reeds. You use them for the wings?
@trekkeruss
7 жыл бұрын
85% of Aeroflot's fleet is virtually new Airbus and Boeing planes.
@badezimmertv1457
7 жыл бұрын
Филипп Карлович It is indeed
@egorlevin
7 жыл бұрын
Yeah man... you defenitely havent done your research properly- I suggest you do so before writing any comments down here, in the future :)
And I hope the uglies lose
@warrenstarc820
7 жыл бұрын
Same bro. Same.