Cabin Crew Height and Reach Requirements
Here’s our ‘at a glance’ guide to the height and reach requirements for some of the most popular airlines.
For example for regional flight crew there may be a height restriction specified in the job description due to the smaller aircraft used on this route.
Some airlines have different height requirements for male and female crew members.
For the airlines who do not specify a minimum height it’s reach that is important, this is will be assessed through a reach test.
| Airline | Min Height (cm) | Max Height (cm) | Min Reach (cm) |
| Air Europa | 165 (f) 170 (m) | – | 208 |
| BMI Regional | 157.5 | 175 | – |
| British Airways | 158 | 186 | 201 |
| Cathay Pacific | – | – | 208 |
| Eastern | 147 | – | – |
| Easyjet | 157.5 | 190 | – |
| Emirates | 160 | – | 212 |
| Ethiad | – | – | 210 |
| Flybe | 157 | 188 | – |
| Jet2 | 157 | – | – |
| KLM Cityhopper | 158 | 185 | – |
| KLM | 158 | 190 | – |
| Lufthansa | 160 | 195 | – |
| Monarch | 157.5 | 187 | – |
| Norwegian | 165 (f) 170 (m) | – | – |
| Qantas | 163 | 183 | – |
| Qantas Link | 153 | 183 | – |
| Qatar | – | – | 212 |
| Ryanair | 157 | 188 | – |
| Singapore | 158 (f) 165 (m) | – | – |
| Stobart Air | 157 | 188 | – |
| Swissair | 158 | – | – |
| Thomas Cook | 165 | – | – |
| Titan | 157.5 | – | – |
| TUI | 162 | – | – |
| Virgin | 157.5 | – | 210 |
| Wizz Air | 165 (f) 175(m) | – | 210 |
Where the maximum height is not specified and an applicant is particularly tall the airline will take everything into consideration – if you’re a promising candidate this may just mean you’d only be offered work on certain routes i.e. long haul where the aircraft are larger.
Remember you can also check out our airline guides, which have the basic information and requirements for each airline laid out for you!
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How could i apply for a cabin crew job?
And have to precise that i’m 30 years old, is that possible?
Hi there, your age is not an issue for applying! You can check out our airline recruitment guides for information on how to apply for the major airlines, and our jobs board for current cabin crew vacancies.