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Indian + Gulf Airline Cabin Crew Eligibility Matrix 2026 (10 airlines)

Per-airline height (female + male), arm-reach, age, BMI, English level, tattoo policy, education minimum, and passport requirement for 10 carriers: Indian domestic + Gulf + South-East Asia + East Asia. Each row cites the public airline career page where the criteria are stated.

Published 2026-05-17CC-BY-4.0Download CSV ↓

Methodology

Hand-curated by Wings counselling team from public airline career pages. Each row carries (a) the sourceUrl pointing to the airline's own career portal and (b) a lastVerified date. Wings does not modify airline criteria — this dataset aggregates them in one machine-readable surface. Airlines change criteria without notice; ALWAYS verify against the cited source URL before acting on a row.

Headline takeaways

10 airline rows with source-URL citations.
Indian carriers (IndiGo, Air India, Akasa, SpiceJet, Air India Express): 155 cm female / 170 cm male / 212 cm reach / age 18-27.
Gulf carriers (Emirates, Qatar, Etihad): 212 cm reach is the binding test; 160-161 cm female; relocation required.
Air India May 2026 BMI policy adds derostering risk for non-compliance.
No major carrier allows visible tattoos in uniform.
Verify the cited sourceUrl before applying — airline criteria change without notice.

Eligibility criteria across 10 airlines

Each row cites the public airline career page. Verify against the source URL before applying — airline criteria change without notice.

Airline	Region	Min ht F (cm)	Min ht M (cm)	Arm reach (cm)	Age	BMI	English	Source (verify)
IndiGo (6E)	india-domestic	155	170	212	18–27	BMI 18–25 proportionate	Fluent English + Hindi	Link
Air India (AI)	india-domestic	155	170	212	18–27	BMI 18.0–24.9 (May 2026 policy); 18–25 conditional with functional assessment	Fluent English + Hindi	Link
Air India Express (IX)	india-domestic	155	170	212	18–27	Aligned with Air India May 2026 policy	Fluent English + Hindi	Link
Akasa Air (QP)	india-domestic	155	170	212	18–27	BMI 18–25 proportionate	Fluent English + Hindi	Link
SpiceJet (SG)	india-domestic	155	170	212	18–27	BMI 18–25 proportionate	Fluent English + Hindi	Link
Emirates (EK)	gulf	160	170	212	21–35	Weight proportionate to height	Fluent English (additional language preferred)	Link
Qatar Airways (QR)	gulf	160	170	212	21–35	Weight proportionate to height	Fluent English (additional language preferred)	Link
Etihad Airways (EY)	gulf	161	170	212	21–40	Weight proportionate to height	Fluent English	Link
Singapore Airlines (SQ)	south-east-asia	158	165	212	18–35	Weight proportionate to height	Fluent English (additional language a plus)	Link
Cathay Pacific (CX)	east-asia	—	—	208	18–35	Weight proportionate to height	Fluent English	Link

FAQ

Methodology: Hand-curated by Wings counselling team from public airline career pages. Each row carries (a) the sourceUrl pointing to the airline's own career portal and (b) a lastVerified date. Wings does not modify airline criteria — this dataset aggregates them in one machine-readable surface. Airlines change criteria without notice; ALWAYS verify against the cited source URL before acting on a row.
How fresh is this matrix?: Reviewed quarterly. Each row carries a lastVerified date. Airline criteria can change between reviews — always verify the cited sourceUrl before acting.
License?: CC-BY-4.0. Attribute to Wings Institute. Source URLs remain the canonical reference.