Here’s our ‘at a glance’ guide to the height and reach requirements for some of the most popular airlines.
Please do check the job description for the post you’re applying for carefully as the requirements will be clearly listed here too – sometimes there may be slight differences.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!
