Side by side
- Emirates
Dubai, UAE - Age 21 Height 160 cm Reach 212 cm Hiring nowOpen to all nationalities
- Qatar Airways
Doha, Qatar - Age 21 Height — Reach 212 cm Hiring nowOpen to all nationalities
- Etihad Airways
Abu Dhabi, UAE - Age 21 Height 163 cm Reach 212 cm Hiring at eventsOpen to all nationalities
- flydubai
Dubai, UAE - Age 21 Height 158 cm Reach — ClosedOpen to all nationalities
- Riyadh Air
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Age 21 Height 160 cm Reach 212 cm Hiring at eventsInternational, but only where an event is running
What the table does not tell you
Arm reach matters more than height. Four of the six measure a 212 cm reach on tiptoes. It is the single most common reason people are sent home on the day, because almost nobody measures it beforehand. Do it against a wall tonight.
The lowest bar is not the weakest airline. flydubai's 158 cm minimum is the lowest in the Gulf and it publishes its full pay breakdown, which most carriers do not. If you are a centimetre or two under the Emirates or Etihad line, it is a real route, not a consolation prize.
"Open to all nationalities" is not the same as "hiring near you". Riyadh Air only recruits where it runs a recruitment event, city by city. Check that a route into the airline actually exists for your region before you build a plan around it.
Nobody publishes everything. Qatar Airways publishes an arm reach but no height. Emirates publishes neither a salary nor a swimming requirement. That is why every line on this site is labelled with where it came from.
