Was not aware that they would be prized by rich guys.
Like the girls think serving customers at 35 K feet while still looking pretty is cool, some rich blokes might think picking up a chick at 35 K feet is cool, no matter how she looks without all the make up.
And, I know several people who have more money than brains.
To say that US domestic is full of these planes is a bit of a stretch. In the two years the 737 MAX has been in production, 350 have been delivered worldwide. To inject some proportion, the Big 3 US airlines all have total fleets well in excess of 1000. Southwest has a fleet of approximately twice the number of total deliveries, all of which are Boeing 737 family. This is not a long haul aircraft, unless you consider US transcontinental, California-Hawaii or the western fringe of Europe to the northeast US as longhaul.
The 737 family has been a domestic mainstay in the US for decades, facing competition from the A-319/20 for a decade. They are similar mid-distance aircraft in the US (both domestic and internationally to central America, the Caribbean). Southwest has their entire fleet of 737's (over 700).
Cathay is a poor example, as they fly zero wide-bodies, but maintain a {proportionally} quite large fleet of Boeing 777 and 787's.
I'm with ED. Have flown Cathay Pacific across the pond a number of times, always on wide-body aircraft, 747 and 777 twin-aisle aircraft. Have never flown across the Pacific on a single-aisle aircraft. Once, on a Cathay 747 across the Pacific, there were only about 25 customers. I was shocked that there were almost as many F-A's on the plane as customers. After the first meal, I asked a F-A why bother flying the plane with so few passengers, why not just cancel the flight (what a money-loser! She explained that even with no passengers, the plane must fly. Some regulation about the 'route is already paid'. Also, the plane was needed in Hong Kong to pick up the passengers there to fly back to the US.
Airbus also had problems with the introduction of the A320 neo {new engine option} approx. 12-18 months ago as the Pratt & Whitney engine version suffered a high rate of in-flight engine shutdowns.
I read recently that Cebu Pacific is picking up a new batch of A320 NEO's (think the article said 30+ aircraft), which will be flown outside of Philippines. The new engines are more fuel-efficient, saving pesos and flying the plane farther on a tank of gas.
"we still got two out of three branches of the government workin' for us, and that ain't bad" - Jack Nicholson, movie Mars Attacks.
The three in front yes, the two in back, not. And I'm not picky (have posted a few chubsta pics). They are tall / thin, I will give it that. But for most KAL F-A's, in the back of my mind is that old joke about putting a bag over her head while banging her. All of the girls in that pic are pretty ED, but none of them rise to goddess level. Flew a fully loaded A380 recently, and of the 15-ish F-A's onboard, would have been glad to have 2/3 of them. Was not aware that they would be prized by rich guys. None of the girls in that pic (7's & 8's, nice!) rise to the level of the Google-searched K girls pics I posted (opinion). Is it because the F-A's hair is up, and the other pics the hair is down?
ED do you say that the F-A's are surgically cut? Just to get looks for the job?
Never heard that before. Are we talking about KAL Flight Attendants?
Never heard that before also. Have flown KAL many times. KAL F-A's all look the same: tall, thin, gawky, legs so long they bow inward at the knees, many are as tall as I am. Average-good faces. Over the years I keep having the same thought: Certainly KAL must able to find *some* lookers, right? I see better looking Korean girls (hotties, really) traipsing around Manila. All the KAL girls have such a similar look that I assume they are chosen based on body type (former tall high school or college basketball or volleyball players who were not able to make the cut at the next higher level).
What is so glamorous about picking up people's trash and smelling them shit all day long?
Some of your questions are quite stupid Mr E. Most young Asian girls still think it's quite cool to serve people at 35,000 feet, while still looking beautiful. We are not talking about those old hags at Qantas, American or United.
These girls are paid a third of what cabin crew get, so make about USD $800 a month including allowances. They get reduced flight pay, and have to share their hotel room while away (whereas cabin crew get their own rooms). Their entitlements in Dubai are also a lot less.
The interesting thing is that almost all of theses flying toilet cleaners are Pinays! No one else would the job for so little money. They usually have nursing or hospitality degrees. There is almost no prospect for them to get promoted to cabin crew. I guess they can still fuck rich passengers while in foreign ports and dream of migrating to the west.
Never heard that before also. Have flown KAL many times. KAL F-A's all look the same: tall, thin, gawky, legs so long they bow inward at the knees, many are as tall as I am. Average-good faces. Over the years I keep having the same thought: Certainly KAL must able to find *some* lookers, right?
The role is also highly coveted for its access marrying well. Korean Air is a good example where hosties are absolute goddesses, many of whom end up marrying first class passengers.
Never heard that before. Are we talking about KAL Flight Attendants?
They've all had plastic surgery to look like that. It's not natural beauty. Korean girls without surgery and make up just look like average, ordinary girls.
Never heard that before also. Have flown KAL many times. KAL F-A's all look the same: tall, thin, gawky, legs so long they bow inward at the knees, many are as tall as I am. Average-good faces. Over the years I keep having the same thought: Certainly KAL must able to find *some* lookers, right? I see better looking Korean girls (hotties, really) traipsing around Manila. All the KAL girls have such a similar look that I assume they are chosen based on body type (former tall high school or college basketball or volleyball players who were not able to make the cut at the next higher level).
I google-imaged 'pretty Korean girls' (see pics) and got pics that don't look like KAL F-A's. When I think of pretty Korean girls, I think Momoland, not KAL. KAL F-A's are also well-trained and seasoned, giving great cabin service.
The role is also highly coveted for its access marrying well. Korean Air is a good example where hosties are absolute goddesses, many of whom end up marrying first class passengers.
They've all had plastic surgery to look like that. It's not natural beauty. Korean girls without surgery and make up just look like average, ordinary girls.