According to a tag line on Air Asia's website which reads "no frills, plenty of thrills cabin crew", the ladies are dressed in chilli red AirAsia suits. They are cheerful indeed and definitely exude a sense of energy in them as they go about their duty.
However, I wonder if the AirAsia management spared a thought about the uniform, in particular, the skirt which the female crew wears. Am I doing a Datuk Abu Bakar Hassan? Perhaps, but I am not laying any blame on the female crew.
You see, I personally think that whilst the uniform is striking in colour and modern in look, the skirt is a bit too short. It can be a bit revealing or exposing, especially when the crew has to sit in front of you and facing you at the front row on the 737s. I think the female crew might also find it awkward as well.
But this is not really the main point of my thoughts.
When the AirAsia plane I was travelling on taxied on the tarmac and the seatbelt sign has turned off, I unloaded by cabin bag and headed to the rear door as I was sitting on the back row. The door was not opened yet by the time I stood at the galley. There was then a knock on the outside and the stewardess promptly opened the door. The staircase was not fully aligned to the door of the plane and she was trying to push the door to enable the staircase and the doorway to fit properly with the assistance of a personnel on the staircase. It was then I saw another personnel on the tarmac peering upwards. He was perhaps monitoring the alignment but I seriously think he was monitoring something else!
I am not in a position to accuse him of seeing what I thought he was seeing but I think AirAsia should, for the sake of the modesty of their female crew, rethink about the current length of skirt their female crew is asked to wear.
However, I wonder if the AirAsia management spared a thought about the uniform, in particular, the skirt which the female crew wears. Am I doing a Datuk Abu Bakar Hassan? Perhaps, but I am not laying any blame on the female crew.
You see, I personally think that whilst the uniform is striking in colour and modern in look, the skirt is a bit too short. It can be a bit revealing or exposing, especially when the crew has to sit in front of you and facing you at the front row on the 737s. I think the female crew might also find it awkward as well.
But this is not really the main point of my thoughts.
When the AirAsia plane I was travelling on taxied on the tarmac and the seatbelt sign has turned off, I unloaded by cabin bag and headed to the rear door as I was sitting on the back row. The door was not opened yet by the time I stood at the galley. There was then a knock on the outside and the stewardess promptly opened the door. The staircase was not fully aligned to the door of the plane and she was trying to push the door to enable the staircase and the doorway to fit properly with the assistance of a personnel on the staircase. It was then I saw another personnel on the tarmac peering upwards. He was perhaps monitoring the alignment but I seriously think he was monitoring something else!
I am not in a position to accuse him of seeing what I thought he was seeing but I think AirAsia should, for the sake of the modesty of their female crew, rethink about the current length of skirt their female crew is asked to wear.
AirAsia, are you listening?
