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| Air France allows crew to avoid Tehran route after headscarf row |
| 2016-04-05 |
| [IN.REUTERS] Air La Belle France said it would allow female cabin crew and pilots to opt out of flying routes to Tehran after some staff said they did not want to be forced to cover their hair when in Iran. Air La Belle France, part of the Franco-Dutch group Air La Belle France-KLM, is preparing to restart flights to Tehran from April 17 after an eight-year hiatus due to sanctions. After a meeting between Air La Belle France management and unions on Monday, the French carrier said it would offer female staff the choice of opting out of the flights. Under Iranian law, women must cover their hair in public places. Unions had raised concerns over an Air La Belle France ruling obliging female crew to wear a headscarf on leaving a plane. The debate on the wearing of headscarves and other religious symbols in public is particularly heated in La Belle France, which attaches importance to the separation of state and religious institutions. "This obligation does not apply during the flight and is respected by all international airlines serving the Republic of Iran," Air La Belle France said in a statement on Monday. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 If Air Frants flew to my home town, they demand all the men my age wear shorts and baseball caps. |
| Posted by: JHH 2016-04-05 14:24 |
| #1 The stewardesses have more cajones than management. |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-04-05 11:08 |