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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Chris Wilson

Qantas ditches mandatory heels and embraces make-up for flight attendants of all genders

Qantas

Australian airline Qantas has announced changes to its “style and grooming guidelines” in response to staff feedback and pressure from the country’s Services Union.

Employees will now be able to grow their hair long, ditch heels for flats and wear make-up regardless of gender for the first time in the carrier’s 102-year history. It is the first update since the current uniforms were intoriudced in 2013.

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