Why are there so many physical attributes required for a cabin crew such as height, weight, etc.? Is looks an important criterion as well?

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DISHA RANI
6 years ago
Height and weight should be within the BMI limit. For male, BMI range is 25 and for female, it is 23. As per DGCA requirement, one has to undergo medical test, initially and one has to be medically fit to perform the duties of a cabin crew. Nowadays, you need to undergo fitness test every 4 years. Y

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Meghaj Ojha
8 years ago
Physical and Medical fitness are the main criteria for this job. Height and weight should be within the BMI limit. For male, BMI range is 25 and for female, it is 23. As per DGCA requirement, one has to undergo medical test, initially and one has to be medically fit to perform the duties of a cabi

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konatham Abhishek
5 years ago
Cabin crew height requirement is a major criteria because in order to performs their responsibility cabin require vertical functional reach of at least 2.01 meters (6 feet 7 inches) when standing on feet flat against the floor. This is for safety requirement as cabin crew will be required to reach e

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Konatham Abhishek
6 years ago
Physical and Medical fitness are the main criteria for this job. Height and weight should be within the BMI limit. For male, BMI range is 25 and for female, it is 23. As per DGCA requirement, one has to undergo medical test, initially and one has to be medically fit to perform the duties of a cabin

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8 years ago
Cabin crew is the face of the airlines in case of the air travel. They play a very important role in ensuring that the customers receive the best of services as promised on flight. There are certain physical attributes that are considered a mandate for the placement or recruitment of the cabin crew

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Harsh Ranjan
8 years ago
Yes, there are so many physical features required by the IATA for giving job to student for cabin crew. Basic requirement, is student must have a height more than 160cm and not less than 212 cm and having balance BMI. Having good nature, helping nature, friendly, gentle and many other is essential.

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Sunil Soni
8 years ago
Many physical attributes required for a cabin crew such as height, weight, etc. have been arrived to meet job operational requirement. Cabin crew height requirement is a major criteria because in order to performs their responsibility cabin require vertical functional reach of at least 2.01 meters (

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Hello, Cabin Crew is one of the most important people for the airlines. Cabin crews are the ones who interact with paying passengers on board the aircraft. Hence each and every airline pays as much attention in recruitment against these vacancies as possible. Looking smarter is a must and hence a

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varun Oza
8 years ago
The job of a cabin crew is a rigorous one and along with being responsible for the safety of the passengers and be actively anticipating steps in case of emergencies, one also has to be pleasant at all times and greet the passengers with a smile. There is a minimum height requirement for both male

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Siddharth Bhardwaj
8 years ago
Whenever you seen the vacancy for a cabin crew, the essential criteria that is mentioned is perfect height, weight, proper eye sight etc. All these are mandatory requirements for the job of cabin crew, because it specifies your physical fitness. Regular monitoring of BMI (Body Mass Index) is done an

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