Days after Lenskart hit headlines over its policies, Air India has landed in a controversy over its rules and regulations for cabin crew. Recently, Air India’s internal grooming guidelines surfaced online and went viral for objecting to sindoor, chooda, mangalsutra and more.
Air India’s grooming policy for cabin crew
“Tikkas, sindoor of any colour on the forehead is not permitted,” as per the viral cabin crew handbook of the airlines. The viral posts also claimed strict guidelines regarding accessories and jewellery with the uniform. Only plain white or yellow gold bangles without any design or stones are permitted, while bracelets, mixed-metal bangles, or those with embellishments are not allowed.
It further added that staff are prohibited from wearing wedding choora, religious or black threads, beads on the wrist, ankles, or forearms.
Around the neck, chains, necklaces, or religious items such as mangalsutra, taali, threads, or beads are not permitted. Similarly, nose pins are not allowed, as well as toe rings, anklets, sindoor, braces, birthstones, coloured stones, mehndi and liquid vermillion.
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