Should hosties have to wear heels?

May 1946:  Some of the TWA (Trans World Airline) air hostesses selected to attend a course at the TWA headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. They have been instructed in grooming, charm and poise, reading, conversational French and entertainment, and received vital inoculations.  (Photo by Bert Garai/Keystone Features/Getty Images)

Female flight attendants for El Al are protesting the Israeli airline’s high heel policy.

Under an old policy, El Al female flight attendants were required to wear high heels at the airport, but could change into flats on the plane before passenger boarding.

Now El Al wants them to stay in high heels throughout boarding.

El Al says the directive to wear “presentable shoes” is standard in aviation worldwide.

But the workers union of El Al instructed its female flight attendants on Tuesday to ignore the new directive.

The union said El Al’s stance was “aggressive” and that the policy would impact the flight attendants’ safety and health.

Female Israeli lawmakers and a women’s group have called on El Al to dump the policy.

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