Are you tall enough
to be a cabin crew!

Why the height criteria is so specific in every airlines guidelines… here is the answer...

Since the job of a cabin crew demands high level of Safety measures and all the flight safety and survival equipments are located in the over head compartments or in the storage s, hence you are required meet the extended Arm reach to be able to grab the safety equipments...

Although in India minimum height criteria recommended is minimum 155 cm to 160cm for girls and 170 cm to 173 cm for boys. But if we talk about the Airlines of Middle east .. they have come up with a minimum Arm reach requirement …

Emirates and Qatar ‘s min. Arm reach requirement is 212cm.

Etihad’s crew min. Arm reach requirement is 210 cm.