Air France attendants are refusing to wear headscarves on flights to Iran

Air France in controversy.
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As Air France resumes flights to Iran after an 8-year hiatus, the airline is telling female crew members to wear pants instead of dresses on the plane, and don jackets and headscarves before stepping off.

Many union-represented flight attendants are not thrilled with this requirement, The Guardian reports, arguing the attire should be optional.

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Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.