‘It’s not like it’s on my face’: Woman going for a job with Air New Zealand is rejected over a Tinker Bell tattoo on her back – even though it would have been covered by her uniform
- A woman is furious after her application to work at Air New Zealand was rejected
- Lynley Baker applied for part-time customer service role at Tauranga City airport
- But a Tinker Bell tattoo on her back meant she was unable to work for the airline
A woman has been left furious after her application to work for Air New Zealand was rejected because of a Tinker Bell tattoo on her back.
Lynley Baker, 46, had high hopes of landing a customer service role with the airline but her plans were grounded late last month because of her ink.
Ms Baker had progressed through the early stages of the recruitment process for the part-time job at Tauranga City Airport, on the country’s North Island, Stuff reported.
Lynley Baker’s job application for Air New Zealand was rejected because of her Tinker Bell back tattoo (pictured)

Ms Baker said she was ‘angry because it’s not like it’s on my face; it’s between my shoulder blades’
She was asked to provide a video response to written questions and declared she had a tattoo on her back as required, sending photos through of the design.
But it was then an employee from the airline phoned to say Ms Baker’s application could not proceed because her tattoo would be visible in her work attire.
Ms Baker was shocked because she believed only about one centimetre of the tattoo would be visible above Air New Zealand’s distinctive Koru uniform, which she said could be covered by concealer.
‘I am disgusted that they are allowed to get away with this type of discrimination when there is clearly an option in the uniform range that would hide my tattoo,’ she told Stuff.


Ms Baker (pictured left and right) said she was ‘disgusted’ with the airline for rejecting her job application for a customer service role because of the tattoo
‘I’m just so angry because it’s not like it’s on my face; it’s between my shoulder blades.’
Ms Baker, who works as a travel broker, has had the tattoo for about six years.
Air New Zealand said in a statement that ‘uniformed customer-facing staff are not permitted to have tattoos visible when wearing the uniform’.
The airline’s careers website also advises potential employees visible tattoos are not allowed.
‘Please note – Air New Zealand’s Uniform policy does not permit visible Tattoo’s and/or Body art in our Koru Uniforms. If you have Tattoos/Body Art anywhere on your body, please answer Yes to this question when you apply and we will discuss this with you directly,’ the website states.

Air New Zealand said its ‘uniform policy does not permit visible Tattoo’s and/or Body art in our Koru Uniforms’ (stock image)
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