Air Malta’s uniforms are considered to be one of the best ten in the world in terms of style and design, according to a website that deals with flight attendant issues.

The confessionsofatrolleydolly.com website puts Air Malta’s uniforms among the “best and most glamorous ... uniforms gracing our skies this year”.

Cabin crew are the front line ambassadors for every airline and uniforms need to be stylish and instantly recognisable, allowing the attendants to stand out from the crowd. As well as looking good, cabin crew must also feel good and uniforms need to be comfortable and practical as they spend so much time in them, the website reports.

Recently, airlines and designers have began to look back to the ‘jet-set’ era, when flying was a glamorous and exciting experience and everyone wanted to be a flight attendant, for inspiration when creating new uniforms. Even the low-cost carriers are ‘bringing back the glamour’ with their designer influenced and retro styled outfits.

Apart from Air Malta, the best 10 flight attendant uniforms are those of Etihad, Flybe, jetBlue, Emirates, Finnair, 57 Airlines, Thai Airways, Fiji Airways and Air New Zealand.

On the Air Malta uniforms, the website says that in 2012 as part of the carriers massive re-branding – ‘Flying the Pride of Malta’, new uniforms were introduced to the crew, costing the airline a whopping €700,000 to implement.

A simple blue suit is complimented by colourful scarves and ties which reflect the design and colours featured in the airline’s bold new livery and mirror the uniqueness of the Maltese Islands with their proud heritage, colours, culture, symbols, hospitality and language. Additional accessories were also added, designed with the airlines brand identity to compliment the new uniform.

The new pieces went down well with both crew and passengers. Joe Fava, Section Head Flight Services is quoted as saying: “All our crew were really pleased to receive so many positive comments from the public, both at the airport and during flights”. Similar positive comments came from the cabin crew themselves, who uploaded numerous pictures of their new uniform on social networks. They praised how the new outfit was not only aesthetically attractive but very ‘practical to work with’.

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