Posted on 07/20/2018 2:01:56 PM PDT by Simon Green
American Airlines and its dress code requirements for non-revenue passengers have caused a lot of controversy in past years. Remember last year’s #LeggingsGate when United created a stir on social media after denying boarding two “non-rev” female passengers from boarding because they were wearing leggings?
Non-revenue passengers fly on stand-by because a friend or family member works for a particular airline company, but American had a strict dress code policy used to prevent these passengers from boarding their planes if a passenger is not properly clothed. Last year, the airline decided to relax its dress code policy and allows passengers to wear whatever they want — as long as the clothing is “neat and clean” and does not “offend or distract.”
So when a non-rev passenger tried boarding an American flight from Miami to New York in tattered, ripped denim shorts, the airline told her her outfit was inappropriate. The passenger, Nardia Bennet, followed up by posting a 28-minute live stream berating American and its employees.
The video features Nardia swearing at employees demanding that the airline treat her and her daughter with more respect, but the airline is saying the way Nardia handled the situation and yelled at employees also prevented her from boarding the flight. Nardia continued on Facebook on Thursday that she plans on suing American because of the way they treated her. The video showed no signs of mistreatment, but it’s up to American to decide whether a passenger’s outfit meets their standards, even with its more relaxed policy.
I am good with American Airlines setting a dress code - for non-revenue passengers or even for ALL passengers.
I guessed correctly...................
When I was a kid in the 60’s, people dressed up like church to fly........................
Nardia. Yup, thought so. She’s been disrespected.
You beat me, haha.
One of Holder and Obama’s people.
DYKWIA
I know.
Don’t particularly like wearing a tie, but I would, if that is what it took.
These days I wear a polo shirt and cargo pants.
But ripped cutoffs? (Or more likely, ripped short shorts with t-shirts).
Go figure.
Yeah that was right. I remember as a kid we had to wear coats and ties, the ladies dressed to the nines and it was very civil and nice. Today I hate to fly anywhere, the anything goes dress code and the non-civil people you have to deal with destroy the experience.
Heck, nowadays, people don’t dress up like church, to go to church.
The "R" word is a dead giveaway.
Complaining about something you were getting for FREE.
All the wheels are coming off of this culture.
I agree 100%.
What will they do when the next attention-seeking woman or man wants to board wearing a thong, or a speedo bathing suit?
I’ve flown non-rev for years (my brother works for an airline). I ALWAYS wear long pants (usually slacks, or even coat and tie).
No food in the airport. Starving child.
Yeah I’ll share this video.
https://savvystews.com/2018/07/how-to-lose-pass-benefits-in-30-minutes/
Her jeans were torn literally from her pelvis to her ankles.
How was she flying free anyway? Was she an employee?
Didn’t take Carnac the Magnificent to figure this one out.
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