Flight attendants of SkyUp Airlines pose for a picture onboard a plane during the presentation of a new uniform at the Boryspil International Airport outside Kyiv, Ukraine September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
Alexandrina Denysenko, a senior flight attendant with seven years of experience, says she sometimes does not get a spare minute to sit down during a flight and dreams of resting her swollen legs after spending hours wearing heels.
SkyUp Airlines,米餅米條, the privately-owned Ukrainian carrier that employs Denysenko, decided to put an end to heels and pencil skirts after collecting feedback from flight attendants about their uniform.
The new SkyUp uniform for women now includes white Nike sneakers and a loose orang兒童禮物,e suit with trousers and a silk scarf, both made by Ukrainian brands. White T-shirts will replace blouses.
Flight attendants of SkyUp Airlines walk along a tarmac during the presentation of a new uniform at the Boryspil International Airport outside Kyiv, Ukraine September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
"Shoes (with) heels look beautiful, I do not argue with that, but feet suffer and swell by the end of the fligh疤痕修復霜，t. Sneakers are absolutely cool," Denysenko told Reuters.
"God forbid, but if a crew has to do a landing in water and an evacuation. Heels can damage the ladder and it won't be very comfortable to swim in a skirt," she said.
The company said they researched the history of cabin crew uniforms and decided to ditch what they called "conservative" elements of a flight attendant's look. Braids will now replace a tight bun or ponytail hairstyle.
Flight attendants of SkyUp Airlines walk along a tarmac during the presentation of a new uniform at the Boryspil International Airport outside Kyiv, Ukraine September 30, 2021. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
"We found out that despite the fact that the image 去疤藥膏，of a female flight attendant is very romanticized, their job demands a lot of physical training," the head 頭部按摩器,of the SkyUp Airlines marketing department, Marianna Grygorash, said.
The new uniform will be officially launched on October 22.
新礼服将于10月22日正式启用。
Grygorash said the company also plans to launch a new uniform for male crew. It will have a light suit instead of a vest, and a T-shirt instead of a collared shirt, combined with black Nike sneakers.