Moscow City Court overturned decision of Presnensky District Court on suit of Aeroflot stewardess. The decision noted that the airline does not discriminate against employees. However, a number of internal requirements, in particular, to the size of the form of the crew members of aircraft are recognized as illegal. The suit against "Aeroflot" was filed by the stewardess Evgenia Magurina. She considered a number of requirements for the flight attendants, in particular, about the size of clothes not higher than the 48th, discriminating against her and her colleagues. District court, after reviewing the case, took the side of the employer. However, the city decision of the lower court was quashed, having satisfied the claim of the plaintiff about the payment of a surcharge of 17 thousand 13 rubles 15 kopecks, as well as 5 thousand rubles of compensation for non-pecuniary damage. At the same time, the Moscow City Court found no discrimination in the actions of Aeroflot, but ordered to change the controversial language contained in the internal documents of the company. "We are satisfied with the decision of the court. The court objectively established and recognized that there is no discriminatory component in Aeroflot's activities. Infringement of workers' rights by age, gender, race and other similar characteristics in the company is excluded, "the Moscow City Court. The principles of the personnel work of Aeroflot meet the requirements of the Russian legislation. The final conclusion regarding the corrections of the airline's internal documents will be made after a thorough analysis of the text of the court's decision, the carrier's official statement says.. Independent experts evaluated the decision of the Moscow City Court as a compromise option. According to the director of the center for political information Alexei Mukhin, the court was under pressure - in the Western media was launched a noisy company in this trial. This can be regarded as an attempt to put pressure on the court, Mukhin stressed.. "The Moscow City Court acknowledged that Aeroflot operated under the Russian law. The airline, of course, will make the necessary adjustments to its internal documents, carrying out a judicial decision, "Mukhin said..

The court did not see discrimination in the Aeroflot case.