The physical requirements are cringe enough ... wasn't officially settled until 1985, and flight attendants were still subject to weigh-ins as recently as the 1990s, in fact.

Now, these requirements are for female flight attendants. Males have to be clean-shaven and style their hair with minimal product. But there's an added level of responsibility for first-class ...

Meanwhile, women commonly assumed the stewardess role because they were subject to lower ... the physical requirements for becoming a flight attendant include being between 4'11" to 6'4" tall ...

Flight attendants — particularly women — were subject to strict appearance standards throughout the beginning of the jet age to the mid-1990s. Many airlines said this lured in high-paying ...