NO DRESSING UP Air France female cabin crew can refuse Iran route

Posted on 04/05/2016 | About Tehran, Iran

Air France plans to start three flights weekly between Paris and Tehran beginning April 17.  A note sent to female cabin crew employees working the flight, requires them to wear a headscarf on their arrival in Tehran. They must also wear the uniform's long-sleeved jacket and trousers, rather than a knee-length dress.

Some members of the crew balked at that, and went to the union, concerned that female cabin crew could be disciplined if they declined to work the flight. 

The French national carrier's management met with unions and Air France decided on Monday to allow female flight attendants to refuse to work the new route to Iran, for which they must wear a headscarf.

The company will introduce an exception so that employees who don't want to work on the Paris-Tehran route will be reassigned on other destinations with no sanctions.