An ex-Emirates flight attendant has claimed staff were given deadlines to lose weight if their uniforms looked tight and would be sacked if they couldn't do it in time.
A former member of management who worked at the airline for almost six years, said flight staff were enrolled into a 'Weight Management Programme' if their uniform didn't fit right and 'all it would take was for you to be seen by the wrong person'.
The luxury Dubai-based airline has a long-standing reputation of employing young, good-looking and thin staff.
The 38-year-old told the Daily Mail while not everyone was attractive, looking good was almost demanded.
He said: 'You associate that job with being young, beautiful and glamorous.
