From the 'Now I've Head Everything Dept' - United Airlines bans spandex!

[Stonepounder]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/united-airlines-defends-right-to-block-girls-in-leggings_us_58d7fa08e4b03787d3597ad9?2cyub5y6ysje2ke29&


United Airlines Defends Right To Block Girls In Leggings

United Airlines is defending its right to block passengers over their attire after it was called out for stopping girls in leggings from boarding a flight.

The airline replied with rules about its dress code to several people on Twitter on Sunday after a witness tweeted that she saw gate agents blocking three girls from boarding a flight because they were wearing leggings.

The witness, prominent gun violence activist Shannon Watts, accused United Airlines of policing female bodies and sexualizing young girls, one of whom she described as a 10-year-old in gray leggings. One of the passengers’ fathers, she pointed out, was wearing shorts and allowed on the flight without question.

All I can do is shake my head. And renew my vow to never fly again!

[williesgirl]

1. First I've heard of this bullshit! Fuck United. Boycott them.

[LeftInTX]

8. They were flying for free. Family member of UA employee.

My brother worked for AA and got us passes. My husband had to wear a suit and I had to wear a dress.

[SharonAnn]

11. I have flown on passes and was given a dress code. That seemed fair since I was representing them.

[leftofcool]

2. Not quite correct

Those girls were flying free to represent the airlines. They violated the dress code which is spelled out in their freebie flight contract.

[dchill]

4. "Never mind." - Emily Litella

[HipChick]

5. What is exactly business attire for a child?

[SharonAnn]

12. It would not be leggings! I'm sure clothing a less informal would be OK.

[JenniferJuniper]

3. There's more to the story.

They were flying free as relatives of airline employees and the airline has a strict dress code for those "representing" the airline. Leggings - along with a host of other things - are a violation of that code.

Regular paying passengers are free to wear leggings.

[lapfog_1]

9. OTOH

At least one was around 10 years old.

So these were likely little girls dressed comfortably for travel.

[Stonepounder]

6. Granted there is a little more... i.e. They were 'Pass' travelers? Yes. But...

How in the world would any other passenger on the flight know that? And a 10 YO in leggings? Give me a break.

[JenniferJuniper]

7. I'm not allowed to wear leggings to work and

if someone is going to give my kid a free airline ticket, I'm going to make sure she follows the rules.

Not every rule is persecution.

[Stonepounder]

10. I don't want to get into a big argument.

My son used to work for the airlines. Unless you are a Captain, most airline jobs are brutal with impossible hours, and lousy pay. One of the few benefits was you could fly free. Of course it was standby, so you could be bumped at any time.

I'm not sure that your comparison is totally valid. You don't pay to go to work, they pay you, so yes they get to have a reasonable dress code (although I have found that the 'dress codes' often are much more restrictive for women than for men).

I guess I would have to see the 'dress code' that the Airline has for 'family members' flying free. I still can't see them bumping a 10 year-old for wearing leggings.

[SharonAnn]

13. Some leggings are fairly transparent and/or look like underwear.

[cwydro]

14. I used to work for an airline.

You have to follow the dress code when flying free, as does anyone to whom you give a buddy pass.

This OP is very misleading.

[GulfCoast66]

15. As a liberal, one thing I do not like about liberals...

Is making every issue where a person does not get to do exactly what they want a federal case.

The company I work for gives me incredible guest benefits. Literally thousands of dollars a year a that I can allow my guests to experience if I choose. If they follow a certain set of rules. When I host those guest I am responsible for their behavior. If my guest do horrible things, I end up responsible for them. Can even lose my job over their behavior. And I have no problem with that.

So if I am flying for free, and there is a dress codes, then I either need to follow them or decline the privilege. I fly a lot and there is absolutely no discernable dress code on any airline I fly. As a matter of fact, I kind of wish there were.

[Horse with no Name]

16. We get extra things from the entertainment industry

But some friends of my grown child acted like fools at an event. We haven't received anything from that venue in 5 years.
Rules matter.