§ 703(e), justifies its hiring only females for the public contact positions of flight attendant and ticket agent.
Southwest contends, however, that the BFOQ exception to Title VII's ban on sex discrimination, 42 U.S.C. The airline also conceded that its height-weight restrictions would have an adverse impact upon male applicants, if actually applied.
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES BOOKING CLASS F TRIAL
Īt the phase one trial on liability, Southwest conceded that its refusal to hire males was intentional. The class further alleges that Southwest's published height-weight requirement for flight attendants operates to exclude from eligibility a greater proportion of male than female applicants. Plaintiff Gregory Wilson and the class of over 100 male job applicants he represents have challenged Southwest's open refusal to hire males as a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. This case presents the important question whether femininity, or more accurately female sex appeal, is a bona fide occupational qualification ("BFOQ") for the jobs of flight attendant and ticket agent with Southwest Airlines. Padgett, San Antonio, Tex., Akin, Gump, Hauer & Feld, John L. *293 Manitzas, Harris & Padgett, Inc., Shelton E.
Molberg, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff and intervenor.
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