Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Returned To Departure Airport; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
Upon take off out of ZZZ; Flight Attendant 3; and myself (Flight Attendant 2) noticed a dirty sock smell in aft galley. Upon level off; Captain phoned flight attendants and informed us that they were also experiencing a dirty sock smell in flight deck. We told him we were experiencing the same smell in the aft galley. Captain told us to not start our service; as he was taking the aircraft back to ZZZ; as he felt it was not safe to continue to ZZZ1 with the strong odor.
A319 Flight Attendant reported that the Captain executed an air return after experiencing a 'dirty sock' odor in the flight deck and confirming that the cabin crew experienced the same fumes in the cabin.