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Indian airline sacks overweight stewardesses: report (they refused alternative ground assignments)
AFP on Breitbart ^ | 1/5/09 | AFP

Posted on 01/05/2009 1:58:14 PM PST by NormsRevenge

India's state-run carrier Air India has dismissed 10 women flight attendants who were grounded last year for being overweight, a report said Monday.

The sackings came after the cabin crew were warned about meeting minimum physical fitness standards and given sufficient time to lose weight, the Press Trust of India news agency reported quoting airline sources.

The flight attendants were also offered alternative ground assignments which they refused, the report said.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airline; indian; overweight; sacks; stewardesses
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To: NormsRevenge

Cannot render judgment without evidence.


21 posted on 01/05/2009 2:47:23 PM PST by Domandred (Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.)
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To: NormsRevenge

As someone who has actually traveled on Air India and seen these flight attendants, let me ASSURE you that the ladies in question were all 50+ lbs overweight

This was not a question of someone being 10-20 lbs overweight.

Indian ladies wear this wrap called a Saree that has a lot cut blouse and a completely bare mid riff. It is spectacularly sexy on a slim young thing and amazingly non sexy on a lady that has six tires all sticking out.


22 posted on 01/05/2009 3:03:04 PM PST by SoftwareEngineer
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

“I’ll try the middle seats next time and see what happens there.”

No way I can sit in the middle.
Front row works for window seats. Otherwise, have to tolerate aisle seats. Not so bad when you see them coming. :-)


23 posted on 01/05/2009 3:04:28 PM PST by gate2wire
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To: SoftwareEngineer

Never flew Air India, Thanks for the weighty comment. ;-)

I can only imagine the bare mid riff effect.. bbrrr


24 posted on 01/05/2009 3:05:39 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi ... Godspeed.)
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To: SoftwareEngineer

25 posted on 01/05/2009 3:10:43 PM PST by SoftwareEngineer
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To: SoftwareEngineer

Still, the Indian “classical woman” look is going to be 25 to 30 lbs heavier than a Western woman of comparable height ~ and she be packin’!


26 posted on 01/05/2009 3:15:00 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: NormsRevenge
Could we put them in charge in the usa.
27 posted on 01/05/2009 3:19:02 PM PST by org.whodat (Conservatives don't vote for Bailouts for Super-Rich Bankers! Republicans do!)
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To: NormsRevenge

Flight attendants are not sex symbols anymore. They are security and rescue personnel and must be athletic.


28 posted on 01/05/2009 3:19:58 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Charter Member, 58 Million Club)
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To: Morgana
go Amtrak there is more room!

What's an Amtrak?

/sarc

They quit running from LA - LV - SLC years ago, otherwise I would do just that!

Trains rock!

29 posted on 01/05/2009 3:29:23 PM PST by LasVegasMac (Islam: Bringing the world death and destruction for 1400 years!)
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To: SoftwareEngineer
amazingly non sexy on a lady that has six tires all sticking out.

You engineers are weird.

What's wrong with, "a tire sticking out..."?

No, SIX tires sticking out........

Another mental image I'll have to get purged.

:)

30 posted on 01/05/2009 3:35:19 PM PST by LasVegasMac (Islam: Bringing the world death and destruction for 1400 years!)
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To: gate2wire

Got that right. . .and the heavy are obnoxious right along with the rest of them.

Old ones are even worse.


31 posted on 01/05/2009 4:24:50 PM PST by Hulka
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

You know the law on that?

The Law of Nature requires you be seated between an 18-yr old bimbo with an 18-month old colicky baby and a 400lb German that doesn’t bathe. (This happened to me!)


32 posted on 01/05/2009 4:28:03 PM PST by Hulka
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To: NormsRevenge

>>>. . . mid riff effect. . . <<<

I swear, I thought I saw “mid riff erect” when I first read that.


33 posted on 01/05/2009 4:29:42 PM PST by Hulka
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To: SaxxonWoods

>>Flight attendants are not sex symbols anymore. They are security and rescue personnel and must be athletic.<<

And when they are 50lbs overweight or 60-yrs old. . .how’s that athletic?

At least if they are a 20-something cutie, then at least you can die with a smile on your face as she tries to pull you clear, as opposed to some 60-yr old that looks like Helen Thomas.

Ow, ow, ow, my minds eye. . . .


34 posted on 01/05/2009 4:33:32 PM PST by Hulka
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To: Hulka
The Law of Nature requires you be seated between an 18-yr old bimbo with an 18-month old colicky baby and a 400lb German that doesn’t bathe. (This happened to me!)

My worst flight was when I sat in one of the seats right in front of the lavatory (a row of 2 with seats that don't recline). I was trapped in a window seat by a big, gay, 350-pound B.O. monster who actually displaced about half of my seat.

By the time the guy in front of me reclined his seat to where it about 2 inches from my face, I was looking for hidden cameras becasue it felt like some horrible prank.

Naturally, the flight was completely full and I couldn't move to another seat.

35 posted on 01/05/2009 4:44:39 PM PST by SIDENET ("It was a different time, you understand." - Wallace "Suitcase" Jefferson)
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To: NormsRevenge

Clearly a safety issue.

If the stewies are too large, the pilots can’t properly fly with them sitting on their laps.


36 posted on 01/05/2009 4:47:42 PM PST by ApplegateRanch (If Liberalism doesn't kill me, I'll live 'till I die!)
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To: LasVegasMac

Stop complaining. You just have a mental image.

I saw the real thing. Almost made me give up on sex and become celibate.


37 posted on 01/05/2009 4:50:15 PM PST by SoftwareEngineer
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To: SIDENET

Good gawd. . .ewwww!


38 posted on 01/05/2009 4:59:03 PM PST by Hulka
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To: SoftwareEngineer
I will quit whining.

You are the true victim here.

Hang tuff, Bro - we are here for support if needed.

:)

39 posted on 01/05/2009 5:26:51 PM PST by LasVegasMac (Islam: Bringing the world death and destruction for 1400 years!)
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To: gate2wire
That’s why I wear a baseball cap.

Didn't your momma teach you that it is impolite to wear a hat indoors? ;)

40 posted on 01/06/2009 5:49:30 AM PST by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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