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Alaska Airlines — Appearance & Grooming
Modernised and explicitly gender-neutral since 2022, when Alaska rewrote its uniform standards. Modest visible tattoos are tolerated within size and placement limits.
Grooming · Alaska Airlines
- Hair
- Neat and secure, with no gendered length rule since the 2022 rewrite of the uniform standards.
- Make-up
- Optional. Alaska removed the gendered make-up expectation when it made its uniform standards gender-neutral in 2022.
- Facial hair
- Alaska does not publish its facial-hair rule with job postings; neatly maintained is the standard implied by the modernised policy. Confirm with the recruiter.
- Nails
- Clean, neat and safe for service. Polish is a personal choice under the gender-neutral standards.
- Glasses & contacts
- Yes. Corrective eyewear is unrestricted; the requirement is corrected vision to standard.
- Piercings
- Alaska does not publish a piercing count. Its published limits on visible body art — nothing on the face or throat, nothing offensive — describe the airline's general direction.
- Jewellery
- Discreet and safe for service, with the issued wings and name badge as the fixed pieces.
- Tattoos in uniform
- Modest visible tattoos are accepted under the modernised policy within size and placement limits, with nothing on the face or throat and nothing offensive. That is a real change from the old cover-everything rule, but the limits are enforced — ask before you commit to a forearm piece.
- Headscarf
- Alaska does not publish a headscarf piece. Religious accommodation is required under US federal law and Alaska's uniform standards are among the more flexible, so raise it with recruitment.
- Uniform
- The Luly Yang collection introduced in 2020 — navy with Alaska's green and teal accents and the patterned scarf — with pieces selectable regardless of gender since 2022.
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 Alaska Airlines flight attendants have visible tattoos?
Modest ones, yes. The modernised policy tolerates visible tattoos within size and placement limits, but nothing on the face or throat and nothing offensive.
Does Alaska Airlines have gender-neutral uniform rules?
Yes. Alaska rewrote its uniform and appearance standards in 2022 so pieces are selectable regardless of gender and make-up is optional.
Can Alaska Airlines cabin crew wear glasses?
Yes. Corrective eyewear is unrestricted; the medical asks for corrected vision to standard.