印度航空公司:空姐太胖將丟飯碗

India's national carrier Air India is set to ground 125 "overweight" cabin crew members.

印度國家航空公司印度航空準備讓125名“超重”空乘人員停止機艙內服務。

An Air India official told the BBC that the order had been made on the basis of a document issued by the civil aviation authority last year.

印度航空公司一位官員向英國廣播公司（BBC）表示，印航基於印度民航局去年發佈的一份文件做出了此規定。

The airline had warned 600 of its crew to "shape up" last year, but 125 had not managed to maintain the required weight, the official said.

該工作人員表示，他們公司去年已經告誡600名員工進行“塑形”，不過仍有125名員工體重未達標。

The airline says however that the issue is not one of weight, but "fitness".

該公司表示，這項規定並非針對體重，而是要求“健美”。

Airline officials confirmed to the BBC that the directive had been issued, but said it was part of an internal document which they could not comment on publicly.

印航官員也向BBC證實，該公司的確下達了此項規定，不過他們也表示此項規定只是內部文件，他們不能公開置評。

They said the basis for the recommendation was concern that "unfit" cabin crew would not be able to operate efficiently in emergency situations.

他們稱，此項提議的基礎是出於“不夠強健”的乘務人員在緊急情況下可能無法高效行事的考慮。

Aviation regulations state that a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 18-25 is normal for a male cabin crew member, while for a female it is 18-22.

航空條例規定，男性空乘的體重指數（Body Mass Index，BMI）應在18-25之間，女性空乘的標準則是在18-22之間。

Aviation expert Kapil Kaul told the BBC: "An overweight crew is a signal the airline is not fit. You need a smart friendly agile crew that can complement the image of the airline."

航空專家卡皮爾·庫爾向BBC表示：“空乘超重的話，意味着這個航空公司也不專業。你需要的是聰明、友好又敏捷的乘務人員，能爲公司形象錦上添花。”

However, national union leader Tapan Sen denied that service rules mention any firm weight restriction for cabin crew.

然而，印度國家工會主席塔潘·森（Tapan Sen）否認服務規定中對機組人員的體重提出過任何限制。

This is not the first time Air India has grounded staff over weight issues. In 2009, it dismissed nine hostesses for being "overweight" on safety grouds saying their shape could "impair agility".

這已經不是印度航空第一次因爲員工超重而讓他們停飛了。在2009年，它曾就因“超重”而解僱了九名空姐，稱她們的體型導致“行動不夠靈活”。

In 2004, the airline landed itself in further controversy when it said that potential air hostesses and stewards should not have any scars, acne, or any major marks on the face.

在2004年，該公司因爲要求空姐、空哥臉上不能有任何傷疤、粉刺或大塊斑痕而陷入輿論爭議的中心。