Obese flight steward sacked!
Featured on Yahoo Philippines, October 31, 2008, Manila;
"An obese flight steward for national flag carrier Philippine Airlines has been grounded for good by the Supreme Court after a 20-year legal battle, court records released Friday said. In a 28-page ruling, the Supreme Court upheld an earlier decision by a lower court that found merit in the termination of Armanda Yrasuegi's contract.
The 217-pound Yrasuegi was dismissed by Philippine Airlines (PAL) after he failed to lose weight as specified under his contract in 1989. Yrasuegi challenged the dismissal arguing that his weight had nothing to do with the airworthiness of PAL's airplanes in a legal battle that would stretch for 19 years. He argued that his being fat was a "sickness and a physical abnormality" that was beyond his control.
But the Supreme Court noted that Yrasuegi repeatedly refused offers of medical assistance to lose weight and ignored weight checks. It said Yrasuegi ignored suggestions to "trim down."
"Thus, his fluctuating weight indicates absence of willpower rather than an illness," the court said.
"Passenger safety goes to the core of the job of a cabin attendant. On board an aircraft, the body weight and size of a cabin attendant are important factors to consider in case of emergency.
"Aircraft have constricted cabin space, narrow aisles and exit doors," it stressed.
Yrasuegi's ideal weight should have been 166 pounds for his height of five feet, eight inches."
Oh my! Shape up or Ship out! Fashion and Lifestyle scores once again! There are millions out there on a vendetta against fashion and lifestyle individuals, notably the brusko or maton crowd. Fashion and Lifestyle are for those who have no sense of responsiblity they say. But you see, it's the other way around. Lifestyle is a discipline and each of us should be responsible enough to take care of our own health by knowing more about the latest nutritional facts than merely relying on the usual eat plenty of kanin but work like a kalabaw method. Keeping in shape should be no sweat. It's a matter of changing perspective. Healthy eating is style and asserts an individual's stand on well-being.
"An obese flight steward for national flag carrier Philippine Airlines has been grounded for good by the Supreme Court after a 20-year legal battle, court records released Friday said. In a 28-page ruling, the Supreme Court upheld an earlier decision by a lower court that found merit in the termination of Armanda Yrasuegi's contract.
The 217-pound Yrasuegi was dismissed by Philippine Airlines (PAL) after he failed to lose weight as specified under his contract in 1989. Yrasuegi challenged the dismissal arguing that his weight had nothing to do with the airworthiness of PAL's airplanes in a legal battle that would stretch for 19 years. He argued that his being fat was a "sickness and a physical abnormality" that was beyond his control.
But the Supreme Court noted that Yrasuegi repeatedly refused offers of medical assistance to lose weight and ignored weight checks. It said Yrasuegi ignored suggestions to "trim down."
"Thus, his fluctuating weight indicates absence of willpower rather than an illness," the court said.
"Passenger safety goes to the core of the job of a cabin attendant. On board an aircraft, the body weight and size of a cabin attendant are important factors to consider in case of emergency.
"Aircraft have constricted cabin space, narrow aisles and exit doors," it stressed.
Yrasuegi's ideal weight should have been 166 pounds for his height of five feet, eight inches."
Oh my! Shape up or Ship out! Fashion and Lifestyle scores once again! There are millions out there on a vendetta against fashion and lifestyle individuals, notably the brusko or maton crowd. Fashion and Lifestyle are for those who have no sense of responsiblity they say. But you see, it's the other way around. Lifestyle is a discipline and each of us should be responsible enough to take care of our own health by knowing more about the latest nutritional facts than merely relying on the usual eat plenty of kanin but work like a kalabaw method. Keeping in shape should be no sweat. It's a matter of changing perspective. Healthy eating is style and asserts an individual's stand on well-being.
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