Doubts over letter on flight attendants’ outfit

KUALA LUMPUR: Is the letter purportedly written by a New Zealand doctor, complaining about AirAsia flight attendants’ “sexy” outfit, fake?

The NZ Herald on Monday reported that some quarters had been questioning whether the letter by Dr June Robertson was a “convenient political story”.

It said that some checks were carried out after the letter surfaced online, which threw weight behind Dewan Negara Senator Datuk Hanafi Mamat’s call for syariah-compliant uniforms for air hostesses.

The report said firstly, it found that there was no Dr June Robertson registered with the Medical Council in Wellington.

While there was a person bearing the name living at the address stated in the letter purportedly sent to Hanafi, no one was at home when their reporters went there for a visit.

The NZ daily also confirmed that there was a Dr Robertson on LinkedIn, but the profile had no connections.

It said this, unfortunately, meant that the existence of such a person was questionable.

It reported that Netizens had raised doubts over the authenticity of Robertson’s letter, which was sent to Hanafi who said that the sexy attire of the flight attendants were disrespectful.

Hanafi added that the time had come for the government to provide new uniform guidelines that would portray Malaysia as a Muslim country with strong Eastern values. And this was met with support.

Other senators claimed that the uniforms were revealing and that they could sexually arouse people.

Senator Datuk Megat Zulkarnain Omardin concurred, adding that his wife got worried whenever he flew on AirAsia or Malindo. The general-secretary of the Malaysian National Silat Federation also suggested changes to the uniform design.