Ukrainian airline scraps heels and tight skirts for comfy suits and Nike sneakers

Ukrainian airline scraps heels and tight skirts for comfy suits and Nike sneakers

SkyUp Airlines has given its cabin crew uniform a modern update that ditches pencil skirts and heeled shoes for a loose suit, white t-shirt and Nike sneakers.

Many female flight attendants have to work long hours at what can be a labour intensive job while wearing tight fit, restrictive clothing and high heels, which, if you think about it, doesn’t make a lot of sense.

After researching the history of cabin crew uniforms, the privately-owned Ukrainian carrier switched the “conservative” approach for a chic alternative that is more appropriate for the job.


“We found out that despite the fact that the image of a female flight attendant is very romanticized, their job demands a lot of physical training,” the head of the SkyUp Airlines marketing department, Marianna Grygorash, told Reuters

The new uniform, which will officially launch in October 2022, now features a loose orange suit with pants instead of a skirt, a t-shirt, silk scarf and white Nike sneakers.

Braids will replace the tight buns and ponytail hairstyles for cabin crew with long hair.

The airline also plans to launch a new uniform for male flight crew, swapping vests and shirts for a light suit and t-shirt and black Nike sneakers.


“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,” a senior flight attendant at SkyUp told Reuters.

“Shoes on heels look beautiful, I do not argue with that, but feet suffer and swell by the end of the flight. Sneakers are absolutely cool.”


Featured image source: Instagram/skyup.aero

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