Virgin Atlantic says it has updated its gender identity policy to give flight crew the choice of which uniforms to wear. The airline announced that its pilots, cabin crew and ground staff now have the option of wearing its red or burgundy uniforms.
The carrier said it wants to “champion the individuality” of its workers by enabling them to wear clothing that “expresses how they identify or present themselves”. Female Virgin Atlantic employees were previously required to wear a red uniform, while males wore burgundy.
It is introducing the option of including pronouns on workers’ name badges, and has updated its ticketing system to allow passport holders with gender neutral markers to use the title Mx and select gender codes U or X on their booking. Passengers from a small number of countries including the US, India and Pakistan – but not the UK – can hold these passports.
