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Pakistan\u2019s national airline is cracking down on what it terms the \u201cexcess weight\u201d of some of its cabin crew.<\/p>\n
A memo distributed to approximately 1,800 cabin crew working for Pakistan International Airlines says they have six months to slim down to required limits or face being grounded.<\/p>\n
The order, issued January 1, 2019 by Aamir Bashir, the carrier\u2019s general manager, flight services, advises that official excess weight limits would be cut back by five pounds a month.<\/p>\n
Currently, flight attendants who are 30 pounds over are still eligible for flight duty.<\/p>\n
PIA issues its crew a suggested weight chart for differing heights and body types. For a \u201cmedium frame\u201d woman of 5 feet 7 inches height (1.7 meters), for example, the guide is 133-147 pounds.<\/p>\n
\u201cWeight check of all the cabin crew will be carried out at their base stations respectively and comprehensive data will be maintained for perusal of management,\u201d according to the memo, seen by CNN.<\/p>\n
Those already \u201con weight check\u201d need to report monthly to a \u201cgrooming cell\u201d \u2014 the term is not defined any further \u2014 to receive clearance to fly.<\/p>\n