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In reply to the discussion: This United thing has gone too far [View all]OregonBlue
(7,768 posts)9. We didn't see the girls in question or the leggings. Why are we making judgements?
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How is it strict when it allows shorts but not leggings? Sounds plain old sexist to me.
pnwmom
Mar 2017
#4
Oh, yeah? Then how come numerous United Airlines tweets simply said they had the
pnwmom
Mar 2017
#20
We are not flying as "guests" of the airlines when we pay for our tickets. We are customers
pnwmom
Mar 2017
#22
This is the part you're not understanding. The airline didn't acknowledge that these girls
pnwmom
Mar 2017
#24
...which didn't go over well when most other airlines said "leggings? no problem!"
brooklynite
Mar 2017
#28
Agreed - sexist to me also - all young girls wear leggings - these were teen girls
womanofthehills
Mar 2017
#33
Frankly, I wish the airlines would institute a proper dress code for ALL passengers
SoCalNative
Mar 2017
#5
The airline had plenty of time to tell their story. Instead, they repeated on Twitter
pnwmom
Mar 2017
#32
One of the rules is you aren't supposed to advertise that you are flying non-rev.
Hassin Bin Sober
Mar 2017
#14
So they want to have it both ways. They want you to be discreet so other people aren't jealous.
pnwmom
Mar 2017
#35
We didn't see the girls in question or the leggings. Why are we making judgements?
OregonBlue
Mar 2017
#9
It really was a non-issue when you realized it was about an employee discounted fare.
WoonTars
Mar 2017
#10
And if you don't want to get bad publicity as an airline then don't tell your customers
pnwmom
Mar 2017
#37
The whole point of the policy is to have non revenue passengers blend in with revenue
grantcart
Mar 2017
#27