Mumbai: The national carrier spent around Rs 8 crore in dressing up its 18,000 cabin crew members. The uniform was designed by the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT).
But crew members aren't happy for a variety of reasons. For one, most of them feel the new design is shabby. “Spending Rs 8 crore is a criminal waste of money. There was no need to change the uniform pattern or design. The current one is of global standards. As Air India is on saving mode, there was no need at all to go for new design and patterns,” said one.
The airline's decision to ask the staff to get their uniforms stitched individually also has not gone down well with crew members.
“Globally, all airlines have their panel of tailors to stitch uniforms for cockpit and cabin crew. The uniform should be identical, which makes you stand apart from other airlines,” said a crew member.
There was a time when AI, too, had a committee of experts, designers and a member of the crew to decide upon designs and patterns. Not any longer. These days no crew member is involved and everything is decided by the senior management.
22/03/15 Mewati Sitaram/Daily News & Analysis
But crew members aren't happy for a variety of reasons. For one, most of them feel the new design is shabby. “Spending Rs 8 crore is a criminal waste of money. There was no need to change the uniform pattern or design. The current one is of global standards. As Air India is on saving mode, there was no need at all to go for new design and patterns,” said one.
The airline's decision to ask the staff to get their uniforms stitched individually also has not gone down well with crew members.
“Globally, all airlines have their panel of tailors to stitch uniforms for cockpit and cabin crew. The uniform should be identical, which makes you stand apart from other airlines,” said a crew member.
There was a time when AI, too, had a committee of experts, designers and a member of the crew to decide upon designs and patterns. Not any longer. These days no crew member is involved and everything is decided by the senior management.
22/03/15 Mewati Sitaram/Daily News & Analysis
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