An Emirates flight attendant has gone viral after sharing a video of the airline’s crew pyjamas – and the scary reason why they have to wear them on long-haul flights
Flight attendants in pyjamas might be a sight you’ve never seen – and quite possibly something to be grateful for.
The iconic Emirates uniform with its red hat, white scarf, blood-red lipstick, and towering high heels injects a dash of elegance and class into air travel and is as immediately recognisable as the airline itself. In spite of past controversies over its strict rules, everyone can agree that even the most bedazzled cabin crew require their beauty sleep.
Causing a stir on social media, one Emirates employee has unveiled the not-so-glamorous but all-important crew pyjamas, alongside the somewhat alarming reason behind the bedtime attire.
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Gracing TikTok with an inside look, flight attendant Dani flaunted the official Emirates sleepwear – a red top boldly stating ‘Crew’ across the back paired with striped cotton trousers.
Dani explained to her followers: “During long haul flights, cabin crew will change into the pyjamas and take their break,” adding the chilling detail that: “If an emergency should occur while crew are on their break, and they don’t have time to get changed into their normal uniform they can still be easily identified to customers.
The comments were flooded with reactions, as many observers labelled the policy ‘brilliant’. One user praised: “That’s actually very smart,” another chimed in with compliments: “Cute, practical and necessary.”
And another ex-British Airways staffer expressed envy: “I actually love them. [I] used to be a British Airways crew and wish we had crew PJs.”
Dani, a flight attendant with a staggering 509,000 followers, has been illuminating the realities of her profession on social media. Her most viral video, racking up an incredible 24 million views, delves into the details of the iconic airline uniform.
“The hat is to be worn during boarding, disembarking and anytime we are in public [but] it can be removed when we are eating and drinking,” she shared.
Dani also mentioned that the white scarf attached to the hat is fastened with Velcro, making it simple to detach for dry cleaning, a cost covered by the airline.
“The hat should be worn slightly tilted forward and it must sit one inch above your eyebrows,” she instructed. “The scarf should be draped neatly around your neckline and the end of the scarf must be tucked into the draped part.