Regarding legal, economic, cultural and political issues of hot versus frumpy air hostesses.Blogger Glen Whitman wonders rrn regards to the decline in ‘hotness’ of airline stewardesses on American airlines, putting the differ from young and hot until about the 1970’s to older and plainer nowadays down to deregulation; back in the day airlines largely couldn’t compete for passengers on price, as prices were centrally fixed, but instead needed to differentiate themselves by quality of service, food… as well as the attractiveness of their hostesses.After deregulation in 1978 however, when prices were competitively slashed, American airlines found thatas much as male customers might have enjoyed the eye candy, they weren’t willing to shell out the dough. More attractive staff can command higher wages. The airlines could have continued to spend them, if the top quality had attracted more owners. But as it turns out, most people just wanted to get where they were going, fast and cheap.
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