Re: CABIN BAGGAGE ON WHEELS

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    George Pinto makes a valid point in discussing the virtue of old 
'waitresses' in the air as I consider all stewardesses and their male 
counterparts. But from my own personal experiences, I have noticed the 
attitude of old hags on Air India and Air Canada. The are backed by their 
unions and the problem is not their age but the fact that they cannot be 
dismissed.

       On the conbtrary, Singapore and Cathay Pacific employ young 
stewards/esses on their flights and I am certain that they are removed to 
positions behind desks at the Airlines. George should understand that selling 
hamburgers and filling the aircraft with contented passengers as the 2 
airlines I have mentioned above are practically the same. Both are on the 
verge of filing for bankruptcy. I would refuse to travel on an aircraft if my 
grandmother was a flight attendant or stewardess. I would refuse to patronise 
a restaurant she worked in. Business depends on presenting the product and 
not on morality. What is of importance is the balance sheet and the profits 
an enterprise makes.

    Edgar Martins