PC Air first to hire 'ladyboy' flight attendants
(NEWSER) - A new airline in Thailand says it is the first in the country, and possibly the world, to hire transsexual flight attendants. PC Air plans to start flying Asian routes in April and four transsexuals—or "ladyboys"—will be among its 30 cabin crew, the Daily Mail reports. Thailand has traditionally been tolerant of what it labels the "third sex," but job opportunities for transsexuals are still limited, says the airline's chief, himself a former flight attendant. More»