Air India denies grounding obese airhostesses

Mumbai: Dismissing the charge that it grounded overweight airhostesses, national carrier Air India on Saturday said there was no basis for such allegations.
”No person has been grounded by us for weight reasons,” a spokesperson of the airlines said.
The spokesperson also added that if at all anyone was grounded, it was not solely for being overweight. Other health reasons too would have been taken into account.
Air India’s clarification came in the wake of reports that while overweight airhostesses were being grounded, their male counterparts were being allowed to fly.Weight rules should apply equally to male cabin crew as well; the airhostesses are reported to have said.
08/03/08 Press Trust of India/NDTV.com