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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Virgin Atlantic staff can choose which uniform to wear ‘no matter their gender’

Virgin Atlantic crew member on a red carpet
Virgin Atlantic’s crew, pilots and ground staff can now wear whichever of its uniforms they feel most comfortable in. Photograph: Ben Queenborough

Virgin Atlantic’s crew, pilots and ground staff can now wear whichever of its uniforms they feel most comfortable in, regardless of the original male or female design of its red skirt suit or burgundy trousers.

The airline has announced a gender identity policy that lets its staff choose which of the Vivienne Westwood-designed outfits they wear to work – “no matter their gender, gender identity or gender expression”.

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