Nowadays we look younger and are in a better physical shape than same age people 20 years ago, 60 & out seems to be a bit outdated, for any profession, as long as one is healthy and mentally physically fit, why can't they work a little longer...

I have flown with Iris numerous times, she is truly a pleasure to work with. She looks like she is in her 60s, fast and hard worker, she is primarily in F/C and always works thoughout all 3 cabins. Yes she is in her 80s but she does not lose her mind more than we do... she is one of the first people who participated and passed the purser training, one of the first few poeple who went and passed the cabin defense training 2; can you imagine someone in her 80s does the kung fu moves and hit so hard to get passed by the instructors ( I am in my 30s and I had to retake one of the moves), and refused the offer for the lower bunk then hopped onto the upper bunk within half second during the rest break. She is always sharp and on top of every thing. Funny that poeple who gossip bad things and rumors about her always say at the end " well I 've never seen/worked with her ..." Well, I say do not judge a book by only hearing about a book. People joke and talk about mistakes she had made but forget the other many, many good things she's done, and themselves too make mistakes and do some stupid things.

Iris is part of the airline history, if there is some kind of recognition for her on the day she retires, it would be appreciated by many people