Air India’s new grooming guidelines: Male staff with bald patches or receding hairline must shave head daily, longer list for female crew
Air India has released an exhaustive list of grooming guidelines for its cabin attendants. The list includes grooming guidelines for both men and women crew members such as no pearl earrings, no low buns, clean shave for male crew members with bald patches, etc.
The airline has asked male crew with balding patches or deep receding hairlines to sport a clean shaved/bald look. It said that a crew cut is not permitted and the head must be shaved daily.
According to a report by Times of India, female crew members are not allowed to wear pearl earrings, bindis are optional but must be 0.5 cm in size, only one plain bangle without design or stones will be allowed, and no high top knots or low buns are allowed.
Only gold or diamond round-shaped earrings with no design or ornamentation rings not more than 1 cm in width, only one in each hand, and only four bobby pins are allowed for women crew members.
The rules said that eyeshadow, lipstick, nail paint, and hair shade cards must be followed. Sheer calf-length stockings matching skin tone are mandatory with both saree and Indo-western wear for flight duties.
Both male and female crew members with grey hair are also required to regularly colour them in a natural shade. “Fashion colors and henna are not permitted,” it says. Black or religious thread on the wrist, neck, or ankle is not permitted.
As if alluding to social media influencers, guidelines state crew should not wear the uniform and its accessories when off-duty. The grooming guidelines issued earlier cover aspects such as the code of conduct (crew shall not carry plastic bags or shopping bags in public areas), deportment, etiquette, personal hygiene, method of carrying uniform, etc.
Air India had issued an exhaustive list over a month ago but released another document highlighting the key changes in the uniform guidelines.
