Can I have a tattoo behind my ear as a flight attendant?

According to United's “Flight Attendant Uniform Appearance Standards“, tattoos must never be visible while you're in uniform. If your tattoo is on an area covered by the uniform, you do not violate the flight attendant's requirements.



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Per the airline's guidelines, visible tattoos aren't allowed while wearing the flight attendant uniform, even if covered by makeup, jewelry or a bandage. The policy prohibits tattoos in areas visible while wearing the cabin crew uniform, such as the face, ears, hands, wrists and neck.

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Certain previous convictions such as crimes involving an aircraft or any violent crime, felony or time spent in jail would prevent you from being able to work as a Flight Attendant.

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Consider the way our flight attendants dress and use that as inspiration. Wear clean, pressed, and professional clothing. If you are an internal candidate, do not wear your Delta uniform. Our uniform policy does not allow for visible tattoos and we recommend keeping that in mind as you prepare for Event Day.

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Per the airline's guidelines, visible tattoos aren't allowed while wearing the flight attendant uniform, even if covered by makeup, jewelry or a bandage. The policy prohibits tattoos in areas visible while wearing the cabin crew uniform, such as the face, ears, hands, wrists and neck.

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The No Visible Tattoo Policy: Flight attendants can get away with discreet tattoos, not on the face, arms, neck, or hands that are easy to cover.

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What are the odds of becoming a Delta flight attendant? Each year, more than 100,000 people apply to be a Delta flight attendant and less than 1 percent get the job.

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For aspiring flight attendants, Delta Air Lines, ranked by its employees as one of the best places to work, is also one of the most difficult places to get a job. It's harder to get invited to Delta flight attendant training than it is to get into Harvard University.

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For aspiring flight attendants, Delta Air Lines, ranked by its employees as one of the best places to work, is also one of the most difficult places to get a job. It's harder to get invited to Delta flight attendant training than it is to get into Harvard University.

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Steps to Take to be a Flight Attendant
It's difficult and can take a long time. Airlines can take 3-6 months to get through the hiring process, that's if your resume makes it through the first cut. Intense Competition. We estimate there are 1 – 1.5 million flight attendant applications for 5,000 – 10,000 jobs.

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Females are allowed to have short and clean acrylic nails; males do not allow any type of piercing and artificial nails. You can wear nail varnish; the selected colors are nude, red, explicit, or French ombre. All these mentioned colors must not be matte finish; instead, they must be gloss finish.

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Why can't flight attendants have scars? If the scars are not visible when wearing the uniform and if the scars are tiny and not that visible at all then that is totally fine with most airlines. If the scars are deep and big, then some airlines have issue with that.

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So if you can cover your forearm completely with makeup or you wear a long sleeve uniform, you will be set. Many airlines don't allow tattoos to be covered by bandages, so makeup and long sleeves are usually your only options.

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Per the airline's guidelines, visible tattoos aren't allowed while wearing the flight attendant uniform, even if covered by makeup, jewelry or a bandage. The policy prohibits tattoos in areas visible while wearing the cabin crew uniform, such as the face, ears, hands, wrists and neck.

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No. Therefore, tipping is discouraged. So while you may see a cash tip as a nice gesture, it might be prohibited by the airline entirely and flight attendants may not appreciate it either as they — rightly — see themselves as safety professionals and not customer service workers.

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The most important thing you need to consider when you're flying with a new tattoo is how dry the air in a plane is. You've probably noticed before that your skin dries out and you feel dehydrated more easily when you fly, and that's kryptonite to a tattoo.

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Flight attendants allow dyed hair in natural colors such as dark black, brown, etc. Other sharp and vibrant colors such as green, red, and blue are not allowed. Although the airline doesn't specify the style and color of the hair, still there are restrictions on those colors which look unprofessional.

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