HC notice to airline over ‘overweight’ airhostesses

New Delhi: Overweight airhostesses of public carrier Indian (Airlines) today approached the Delhi High Court to appeal against an earlier order which left them with the thin choices of “either battle their bulge or face the axe”.
A single bench of the High Court had last month dismissed the challenge raised by the airhostesses against an employment policy to ground them if found above the permissible body weight.
However, admitting the appeal filed by the airhostesses, a Division Bench led by Chief Justice MK Sharma today refused to acknowledge the airline counsel’s submissions that appointment letters served on flight personnel specifically stated strict body weight measures.
Not convinced with the “soundness” of the airline’s weight policy, the Bench issued notice to the public carrier to file a detailed reply by September 6.
13/07/07 Delhi Newsline