To be a flight attendant you need to have these measurements

Lack of sleep, being on your feet for hours, and forever flitting between different time zones - the life of a flight attendant isn't always glamorous despite their reputation.

Everyone going for the job has to pass a thorough medical assessment, but before they even get to this stage, they have to reach a number of size requirements.

This allegedly is for "safety" reasons, but that doesn't explain why for some airlines there is a different minimum height for men and women.

Some also have a maximum height requirement.

The height requirements are as following:

• British Airways: Height 5’2 – 6’1, with a reach of 79 inches and weight related to height
• EasyJet: Height 5’3 – 6’3
• Ryanair: Height 5’2 – 6’2
• Thomas Cook: Minimum height 5’2
• Monarch: Minimum height 5’2
• Thomson: Minimum height 5’2
• Emirates: Minimum height 5’2. Reach of 83 inches
• Qatar: Reach of 83 inches
• Virgin: Reach of 82.5 inches
• Singapore Airlines: Minimum height 5’2 (women) and 5’5 (men)

HTThe Sun