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'Flight Aunties,' 'Sexy Stews,' and the New Old-School Flight Attendants

Eliza Ronalds-Hannon

Photo Credit: The "Ryanair girls" of 2008 pose with their swimsuit calendars.  Ryanair.com

Skift Take

Airlines are returning to exploitation of their female crew members in order to stir up interest in their services.

The recent decision by China’s Spring Airlines to hire and market their attendants as “flight aunties” is only the latest example in a disconcerting trend. Airlines worldwide seem to have reverted to a 1960s mindset regarding their female crew members. After decades of progress saw the position exa

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