Up, Up and A-Gay - Virgin Atlantic adopts gender-neutral uniform

 Virgin Atlantic is allowing male cabin crew and pilots to wear skirts and female counterparts to wear trousers, so staff can “express their true identity” at work.

The Sir Richard Branson-owned airline is dropping rules that require its employees to wear “gendered uniform options” in a UK-first for the aviation industry.

And the changes will not be limited to Virgin Atlantic staff. In a signal that the days of passengers being referred to as “Mr” and “Mrs” are coming to an end on flights, the carrier has changed its ticketing system to allow gender neutral markers.