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Emirates Cabin Crew Face The Weight Police...

Former Emirates flight attendants have claimed they would be monitored and punished by the airline's grooming officers if they were deemed overweight.

The former employees have described how some staff were enrolled into an 'Appearance Management Programme' run by image and grooming officers in order to ensure they were putting on a 'glamorous Emirates face'.

The officers, who were known as the 'weight police', would routinely monitor the weight of staff on the programme and issue punishments such as pay cuts if they were not meeting the airline's requirements. 

Karla Bayson, 36, who worked for the airline for nine years before she left in 2021, said she had seen some of her colleagues receive warnings about their weight.