Air Canada employees will no longer
use the phrase “ladies and
gentlemen” when greeting guests or in boarding announcements. In an effort
to be respectful of gender fluidity, flight attendants, pilots, and other staff
will now be instructed to use only neutral words such as “everybody” to refer
to the company’s guests.
A
media spokesperson for Air Canada noted that the company was named one of
Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for 2019 and stated: "We will be
amending our onboard announcements to modernize them and remove specific
references to gender. We work hard to make sure all employees feel like valued
members of the Air Canada family, while ensuring our customers are comfortable
and respected when they choose to travel with us." The Great White North
goes to great lengths to accommodate all forms of gender expression and
identity, even protecting them under its criminal code.
Examples
of approved words and phrases include, “Attention all Homo Sapiens (and
your support animals), flight 331 for Copenhagen is now boarding at Gate
22,” “one and all,” “all and sundry,” “Peoples of the Earth,
welcome aboard,” “whosoever,” and “Yo, bitches and mofos, how ya’ all been?”
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