Russian flight attendant sues Aeroflot for discrimination

MOSCOW: A Moscow court postponed a hearing Tuesday in the case of a flight attendant who is suing Russia’s flagship airline Aeroflot. She says she was taken off sought-after long-haul international flights because of her looks.

Moscow City Court said that the hearing would now be held on September 6 over Yevgeniya Magurina’s claim that she has been sidelined in an apparent drive to make the cabin crew younger and more physically attractive.

Aeroflot has denied her claims.

Magurina submitted pay slips showing that she stopped receiving bonus pay, roughly 20 per cent of her salary, after she asked for a larger-sized uniform, and that she was no longer assigned the role of senior steward.