webfact Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 PC AIR Airline launches maiden flight with transsexual attendants New PC Air on Thursday took officials and journalists on its maiden flight out of Bangkok under the ministrations of four third sex flight attendants. The privately-owned Thai airline’s management prides itself on its equal-opportunity employment policy for transsexuals. It invited about 100 Civil Aviation officials and journalists on its inaugural flight from Bangkok to Surat Thani, 530 kilometres south, and back again. "Today, we are ready to embark on the new journey and we would like to introduce our four transsexual angels," PC Air president Peter Can told the passengers before take off. The airline, founded in 2010, made a media splash last year when it encouraged third sex candidates to apply for flight attendant positions. The cabin crew also included, 19 female and seven male flight attendants, as well as the transsexuals, airline sources said. PC Air is to specialize in charter flights. "Today is our proving flight with our well-trained cabin crew who has passed all the requirements by Department of Civil Aviation," Chan said. "PC Air assures you of safety and we are ready to serve all our passengers." Thailand has a relatively high rate and social acceptance of male-to-female transsexuals, but rights campaigners have pointed to discrimination and intolerance from institutions and employers. -- The Nation 2011-12-15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycpal44 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I wonder if any airline with such an idea would survive outside of Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukkytuktuk Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Great idea, many foreigners are fascinated by ladyboys, most people I know can't tell the difference between a ladyboy and a lady, until they speak of course. Why not put them on long distant flights, I think it would boost tourism here, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totster Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Well, we now know which airline most Germans will use in the future... totster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty1412 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Well, we now know which airline most Germans will use in the future... totster Only in Thailand.. simply amazing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Great idea, many foreigners are fascinated by ladyboys, most people I know can't tell the difference between a ladyboy and a lady, until they speak of course. Why not put them on long distant flights, I think it would boost tourism here, too. Most people you know need their eyes tested ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyBowskill Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Don't think so interested in joining the mile high club anymore........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukkytuktuk Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 It's not only in Thailand, in England people travel to Manchester's Canal Street to enjoy the gay pubs and clubs. In Australia they have big Gay Pride parades, in most cities in the US there are Gay Pride parades so why not have ladyboy air stewards. Come on this is 2011 the world is a different place. People want more varity in their lives, Thailand leads the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paully Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Show us your meat and 2 veg.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukkytuktuk Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Arh another public school boy shows his true colours. The only way your going to score with a chat up line like that is cottaging in the public loos of Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toenail Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 As an American, I would take the "third genders" (who work hard to look like a "perfect female") over the unsmiling, granny bully flight attendants they have on Delta and United Airlines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 So out of 30 FA's, 4 are transgender.. And this is news? Just about any airline on the planet manages a similar or larger percentages of gay FA's, sometimes quite obviously so. I don't really see why this is news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paully Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Of course it's something of a gimmick. And it has attracted some attention so perhaps it has worked for PC Air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommytouch Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Politically Correct Airlines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beechboy Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I always thought that all the male cabin crew on Quantas were gay because it was safer for them up there. Or so I was told by a Fosters swilling Aussie "bloke" one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandOfSmileys Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 As an American, I would take the "third genders" (who work hard to look like a "perfect female") over the unsmiling, granny bully flight attendants they have on Delta and United Airlines. "GRANNY BULLY" hahaha Ya, I noticed that myself, I thought Delta might be a record holder for oldest average attendant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NxaiPan Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 (edited) Forget "truly asia", this is just truly pathetic. Exploiting transexuals for cheap headlines to exploit sad sexpats to pay premium prices for crap flights, boy sounds like Hooters Air, another memorable commercial disaster. Let's hope it's another short-lived tacky gimmick masquerading as an airline. Edited December 15, 2011 by NxaiPan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikster Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Great idea, many foreigners are fascinated by ladyboys, most people I know can't tell the difference between a ladyboy and a lady, until they speak of course. Why not put them on long distant flights, I think it would boost tourism here, too. Most people you know need their eyes tested ! If you think you can always see the difference then you're not looking close enough, that's all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totster Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Forget "truly asia", this is just truly pathetic. Exploiting transexuals for cheap headlines to exploit sad sexpats to pay premium prices for crap flights, boy sounds like Hooters Air, another memorable commercial disaster. Let's hope it's another short-lived tacky gimmick masquerading as an airline. oh, here we go.. exploitation.. who is exploiting who exactly ? totster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NxaiPan Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Forget "truly asia", this is just truly pathetic. Exploiting transexuals for cheap headlines to exploit sad sexpats to pay premium prices for crap flights, boy sounds like Hooters Air, another memorable commercial disaster. Let's hope it's another short-lived tacky gimmick masquerading as an airline. oh, here we go.. exploitation.. who is exploiting who exactly ? totster Try reading the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickyrice2000 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I don't even care about the flight attendants. If the price is right and safe, I am using their service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rakman Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 As an American, I would take the "third genders" (who work hard to look like a "perfect female") over the unsmiling, granny bully flight attendants they have on Delta and United Airlines. Amen.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endure Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Gay != transsexual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Gay != transsexual. More like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endure Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 != is a common sign used in various programming languages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 != is a common sign used in various programming languages. Understood but we don't all speaka the geeka ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurofiend Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 i wonder will they venture into transatlantic flights ahohoho hehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliss Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 As an American, I would take the "third genders" (who work hard to look like a "perfect female") over the unsmiling, granny bully flight attendants they have on Delta and United Airlines. you wanna try KLM , i am too frightened to fly with them . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abduljabbar01 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Reminds me the movie "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)" Just don't piss them off or show some attitude with them girls / boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto909 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Can't see what the big deal is. If they can do their job-carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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