No men please, they're too heavy: Low-cost airline will only hire female cabin crew from now to save £330,000 a year on fuel



GoAir says the move could save 30million rupees (£330,000) a year

It says its female staff are 33lb to 44lb lighter than their male counterparts

The airline's 132 male flight attendants will not be sacked, CEO says



An Indian low-cost airline is to only hire female flight attendants to save money on its fuel bill.

GoAir says that carrying only female cabin crew could save 30million rupees (£330,000) a year because they are 33lb to 44lb lighter on average than their male counterparts.



The company's 132 male flight attendants will not be sacked but there will be no additions to their ranks.



Low-cost airline GoAir is to only hire female flight attendants to save money on its fuel bill

GoAir plans to add 80 aircraft to its 15-strong fleet by 2020, re ports the Times of India, and wi ll recruit 2,000 cabin crew and pilots.

It will also cut the size of its in-flight magazine and only fill its water tanks to 60 per cent capacity to try to make its planes lighter.

The company estimates that every extra pound in weight costs it one-and-a-half rupees (1.7p) per flying hour.

Chief executive Giorgo De Roni blamed the Indian rupee, which has dropped 27 per cent against the US dollar in the last year, for the need to cut costs.

'The rupee's fall has hurt the industry badly,' he told the newspaper.



The airline plans to hire 2,000 extra cabin crew and pilots by 2020 but will only hire female flight attendants (file photo)

'All major expenses — aircraft leasing, spare parts and fuel costs — are linked to the dollar.



'We are looking at every possible way of cost-cutting to remain profitable.'