Flight Attendant Hiring 'Underwear Attire' Screening... Overseas Airlines Also Reject "Overweight" Candidates

Kuwait Airways Says "No Comment" on Coverage
Underwear Assessment Included in Female Body Evaluation
Height and Weight Requirements Also Specified in Notice

Kuwait Airways has come under controversy after it was confirmed that during a crew recruitment event in Spain last year, female candidates were subjected to physical evaluations while wearing only their underwear. Notably, the recruitment announcement for this event also specified height and weight requirements for the flight attendant candidates.

According to the British media outlet The Telegraph on the 2nd (local time), at a recruitment event held near Madrid Airport in Spain last November, organized by MECCTI, a Middle Eastern crew recruitment agency, female applicants had to undergo two rounds of physical assessments.

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The first evaluation was conducted under the supervision of male examiners. Candidates with noticeable scars or who were overweight were eliminated in this round. The physical evaluation in underwear took place during the second round.

The Telegraph quoted a 23-year-old woman who advanced to the second round saying, "When I entered a separate room, a female examiner asked me to undress, saying she wanted to check for tattoos or scars on my body, so I had to stand there in my underwear."

Another 23-year-old woman also stated, "When the examiner was writing something down, I felt like an animal in a zoo." A 19-year-old participant said she had to remove her pants and blouse, and that the examiners asked some candidates if they were willing to lose weight.

Regarding this recruitment, Kuwait Airways and MECCTI did not respond to requests for comment, The Telegraph reported.

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