Eight years after its suspension, Air France flights between Paris and Iran’s capital Tehran will be restored on April 17th.
Stewardesses of Air France are a little bit anxious these days, though.
The management of Air France lately issued a memo, forcing the female cabin crew members to “wear pants during flights to Tehran, and, a large jacket and a scarf covering their hair when leaving the airplane.”
Christophe Pillet, The deputy head of the SNPNC flight crews’ union (Syndicat National du Personnel Navigant Commercial), said stewardesses normally have a choice between a uniform with a skirt or trousers, but they have been instructed to wear a long jacket and trousers on Tehran flights.
“Female staff do not wish to have dress regulations imposed on them, especially the obligation to wear an Air France scarf that completely covers their hair as soon as they leave the plane,” Pillet told.
Voluntary measure
“Every day we have calls from worried female cabin crew who tell us that they do not want to wear the headscarf,” said Christophe Pillet, which is asking Air France management to make it a voluntary measure.
Air France told AFP that all air crew were “obliged like other foreign visitors to respect the laws of the countries to which they travelled”.
“Iranian law requires that a veil covering the hair be worn in public places by all women on its territory.
“This obligation, which does not apply during the flight, is respected by all international airlines which fly to Iran,” the airline said.
Air France added that the headscarf rule when flying to certain destinations was “not new” since it had applied before flights to Tehran were stopped and also to crew flying to Saudi Arabia.
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