Yesterday it was in the paper that flight attendants of Turkish Airlines are forced to go on a diet to measure certain sizes. They get some time unpaid leave to loose the weight and if they don´t get the proper weight they are fired. It sounds a bit strange but on the otherhand it makes sense that you cannot have overweight flightattendants. In case of evacuation or emergency the flight attandent must have good health and not block the doorways or emergency exits.

i have read this news on newspapers too. here are english news about this.

http://news.travel.aol.com/2010/08/09/turkish-airlines-tells-flight-crew-to-lose-weight/

It´s not that shocking actually. When you become a flight attendent, you have to have a certain height and weight, it is stated in the contract! And this is the case for every airline, not just the Turkish ones

Is it just me, or is the guy in the article kind of heavy... He needs to lose 22 pounds, to reach 211 pounds...so he´s 233 pounds, that´s about 105 kilogram! Wow...

Maybe soon will also be restictions for overweight passengers

"and not block the doorways or emergency exits" 

 Not sure if it still applies, but to become an air hostess in the UK the woman must be no more than a UK size 12 because of the restriction in space in the aircraft. 

İf because of an illness  you get fat its not right to throw you out like a garbage.

 if you are sick better if you wont work as hosstes...and i agree with Airlines rules about slim workers

 Why you dont read what i wrote before jumping on conclusions?

They should absolutly forbid fasting while piloting.

 They don´t throw them out... They will work for the company, but on the ground, no longer in the airplane. It has a lot to do with safety in the airplane.