# Regional U.K. Air line where attendants wore Morris hats? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 27, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-u-k-air-line-where-attendants-wore-morris-hats/775715 "2016-12-27T18:13:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-u-k-air-line-where-attendants-wore-morris-hats/775715/1 "2016-12-27T18:13:21Z")
Trying to remember the name of a regional carrier I flew on in the UK a decade ago. During take off and landing the attendants put on broad brimmed hats that reminded me of Morris dancers. Was it Midlands Air or some name like that’s? ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-u-k-air-line-where-attendants-wore-morris-hats/775715/2 "2016-12-27T18:53:38Z")
Must be [British Midland.](http://www.womeninuniform.eu/index.php?displaypic=Airlines%2FBritish%20Midland%20Airways%2Fbmiflatt.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-u-k-air-line-where-attendants-wore-morris-hats/775715/3 "2016-12-27T20:11:57Z")
Were they straw boater hats? Court Line (budget airline out of Luton) had boaters as part of the cabin crew uniform.