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SWISS — Appearance & Grooming
SWISS applies a Lufthansa Group standard with Swiss precision: understated, well-maintained and consistent, with the detail taught during the roughly seven-week paid initial course in Zurich rather than published online.
Grooming · SWISS
- Hair
- Neat, conventional and off the collar in a natural colour. No list of permitted styles is published; the practical test is whether it stays presentable across a European day trip and a long-haul rotation alike.
- Make-up
- No published specification. Discreet and professional is the expectation, taught during the initial course, rather than a prescribed set of shades.
- Facial hair
- SWISS does not publish a beard rule. A neatly trimmed and well-maintained beard is generally workable at European carriers; confirm at the Zurich selection day rather than assuming either way.
- Nails
- Short, clean and discreet, with no published shade or length limits. The airline's overall standard is understatement rather than a specified palette.
- Glasses & contacts
- Prescription glasses are accepted with conventional frames; no restrictive specification is published. Carry a spare pair for the long-haul rotations to North America and Asia.
- Piercings
- Discreet and minimal — small plain earrings, nothing facial. SWISS does not publish a numbered limit, so keep it conservative at the selection day.
- Jewellery
- Plain, minimal pieces in classic metals. Nothing decorative is worn over the uniform, in line with the group's understated corporate presentation.
- Tattoos in uniform
- Tattoos must not be visible in uniform, and small designs that the uniform covers are acceptable — which makes this one of the more workable European policies for anyone with ink on the upper arm or torso. Hands, neck and face must be tattoo-free, and no cover-up gets you round that.
- Headscarf
- SWISS does not publish a headscarf option as a named uniform item. Ask recruitment during the application rather than assuming a position.
- Uniform
- A restrained, well-tailored uniform in the airline's national palette, issued and fitted during the paid initial course in Zurich. The image standard is taught alongside it, and it is applied consistently across the Zurich and Geneva operations.
Grooming rules change more often than any other requirement. Verify them on the airline's official careers page before you buy anything or book a hair appointment.
Frequently asked questions
Can SWISS cabin crew have tattoos?
Yes, provided they are not visible in uniform — small tattoos the uniform covers are acceptable. Hands, neck and face must be tattoo-free, and cover-ups are not a workaround.
Does SWISS allow beards for cabin crew?
SWISS does not publish a beard rule. Neatly trimmed facial hair is generally workable at European carriers, but confirm at the Zurich selection day — the standard is set in the initial course.
What are SWISS's cabin crew grooming standards?
Understated, well-maintained and consistent, in the Lufthansa Group mould. The detail is taught during the roughly seven-week paid initial training rather than published on the careers site.