Gay and female airline cabin staff have revolted over plans to force them to fly to ultraconservative Muslim country Iran.
Air France caused uproar when it sent a memo to its female employees telling them to cover up on flights to the Islamic republic.
The company is set to resume flights to the Iranian capital, Tehran, in a few days after UN sanctions were recently lifted.
Some gay and female cabin crew are unhappy they will have to fly to ultraconservative Iran
The instruction to women employees to “wear a head scarf and a wide and long garment to conceal their forms” caused outrage.
The airline swiftly backtracked, offering its female cabin staff the chance to opt out of flying to the country.
But now gay staff are demanding the same opportunity, pointing to the fact that homosexuality is illegal and subject to harsh punishments under the country’s strict Islamic laws.
Source: thesun.co.uk
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