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MountainFool

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32. their dress code policy is stupid

Sun Mar 26, 2017, 09:11 PM

Mar 2017

So how would the paying customers know these folks are pass passengers? It's not like they're wearing anything that associates them with UA.

I could understand a dress code if they somehow represented UA visibly to the public, but this? Just stupid.

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After Barring Girls for Leggings, United Airlines Defends Decision [View all] milestogo Mar 2017 OP

Well, fuck you, United. Initech Mar 2017 #1

They weren't paying passengers. They were pass travelers flying for free. The company benefit allows KittyWampus Mar 2017 #2

Years ago I when was a nonrev greymattermom Mar 2017 #4

yes, I remember that as well. Merlot Mar 2017 #12

Yeah, that's a pretty important element here. Mike Niendorff Mar 2017 #73

Yeah I flew once on an American "Buddy pass" titaniumsalute Mar 2017 #75

TWA required that for first class. trof Mar 2017 #79

I remember when we did this, my husband wore a suit and I wore a dress LeftInTX Mar 2017 #5

Airlines actually had to relax the dress code from jacket-tie and women's business LuckyLib Mar 2017 #26

Leggings seem to be just the latest version of stretch pants from years back brush Mar 2017 #38

This message was self-deleted by its author tonekat Mar 2017 #43

Why should the standard be higher for "pass travelers"? milestogo Mar 2017 #6

Pass travelers are basically flying for free Merlot Mar 2017 #13

So what if they are flying for free..... LakeArenal Mar 2017 #48

I think the issue is that they're folks that are bascially using synergie Mar 2017 #59

A ten year old girl and teenagers are likely not employees... LakeArenal Mar 2017 #76

really...you have no standards? Demonaut Mar 2017 #67

Still doesn't offset a sexist dress code. NutmegYankee Mar 2017 #10

From the comments above, men are also subject to strict dress codes when flying free 7962 Mar 2017 #17

Come back to me when you find an article of a man being denied because of clothing. nt NutmegYankee Mar 2017 #25

Is their dress code available to be read? EllieBC Mar 2017 #28

The commenters plainly state that men were subject to a strict dress code as well 7962 Mar 2017 #41

To be fair, that seems to be coming from the testimony of the eyewitness synergie Mar 2017 #60

I'd never heard of the free pass either. Always thought "employees only" 7962 Mar 2017 #62

I Know Three Folks Who Fly Free ProfessorGAC Mar 2017 #80

As a male nonrev, I was denied for clothing Vermijelli Mar 2017 #65

Do you think a male employee wearing leggings would have been allowed to board? n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2017 #74

Apparently the kids' father was allowed to board the plane wearing shorts crazycatlady Mar 2017 #64

Are shorts banned as clothing? Article doesnt specify 7962 Mar 2017 #71

If the girls had been wearing shorts would they have been allowed to board? PoliticAverse Mar 2017 #77

Shorts are allowed as long as they're no shorter than 3" above the knee. tammywammy Mar 2017 #84

So the headline is misleading as hell. Should read "stopped for violating the dress code" 7962 Mar 2017 #18

ok . i have no problem with this. JI7 Mar 2017 #30

Ahh, that makes sense. tammywammy Mar 2017 #34

Oh. That makes more sense. Strict, but a dress code is a dress code. Honeycombe8 Mar 2017 #47

i've traveled on passes before crazycatlady Mar 2017 #63

Ahhh, yes. A friend used to fly nonrev to see me, and Ilsa Mar 2017 #89

Evidently employee passes have different dress codes than paid for tickets Freethinker65 Mar 2017 #3

It's that way for most airlines Major Nikon Mar 2017 #8

this just can't be real Motley13 Mar 2017 #7

What's not real is the article - it doesn't state the would be passengers Merlot Mar 2017 #14

Thanks for an informative post. Hortensis Mar 2017 #53

Leggings are undergarments, like slightly heavier pantyhose. marybourg Mar 2017 #40

United was totally within its rights joeybee12 Mar 2017 #9

Only Free for Immediate Family Members HockeyMom Mar 2017 #15

No joeybee12 Mar 2017 #19

Yep. My dad worked for AA and I grew up flying non rev Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2017 #35

I would imagine the dress code serves double duty ToxMarz Mar 2017 #46

I remember the same thing duncang Mar 2017 #69

Perhaps different Airlines HockeyMom Mar 2017 #72

Depends on when you are talking about. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2017 #87

Even though I had access to family pass from my dad, there were times I paid... Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2017 #49

You know, there are leggings, and then there are tights. Tights alone is just wrong. YOHABLO Mar 2017 #11

This is a way for men to see up the dress and get a thrill. Doreen Mar 2017 #16

They flew on passes, we're not paying cuatomers joeybee12 Mar 2017 #21

Does not matter if they were paying cusomers or not. Doreen Mar 2017 #22

It was leggings, not pants , which if dress pants are dine joeybee12 Mar 2017 #23

Some folks see 'sexism' and 'male perversion' evident in every aspect of daily life ... mr_lebowski Mar 2017 #55

If you changed the word in your post from "disheveled" to 'provocative' it would be understandable. nolabels Mar 2017 #68

when you fly on a pass you agree to certain rules rdking647 Mar 2017 #78

Does United Still Break Guitars too? mackdaddy Mar 2017 #20

Just another reason larry budwell Mar 2017 #24

Unequal treatment cagefreesoylentgreen Mar 2017 #27

I agree it is discrimination and WRONG, even if they were flying free. My opinion. iluvtennis Mar 2017 #51

Being a paying customer does have advantages. ManiacJoe Mar 2017 #91

Kick for exposure red dog 1 Mar 2017 #29

I fucking hate it when people compare something like this to Nazi Germany!!! nini Mar 2017 #31

Well, you are entitled to your opinion, and I am entitled to mine. red dog 1 Mar 2017 #33

yes it DOES diminish it . it's insulting to compare it to nazi germany JI7 Mar 2017 #50

Seems a ridiculous and offensive comparison to me! Yo_Mama Mar 2017 #57

Exactly right. chwaliszewski Mar 2017 #52

They were basically flying for free LeftInTX Mar 2017 #45

their dress code policy is stupid MountainFool Mar 2017 #32

My guess is that the 'purpose' is not just 'other passengers on the flight' ... mr_lebowski Mar 2017 #54

I was a flight attendant (stewardess, in those days) for United in the 50s---never heard of Doitnow Mar 2017 #36

Probably didn't need one then. tazkcmo Mar 2017 #39

Because people actually wore decent clothing then. Codeine Mar 2017 #82

I remember the first time I flew from Mobile, Al to Atlanta. Grammy23 Mar 2017 #86

The sad thing is that this bad publicity will blow back on the pass riders mn9driver Mar 2017 #37

Subservience Langkous Mar 2017 #42

Really??? Langkous Mar 2017 #44

Aren't there more important things to be discussing? YOHABLO Mar 2017 #56

Link to The Guardian nitpicker Mar 2017 #58

This reminds me of the early Seventies when women couldn't wear pants to eat in no_hypocrisy Mar 2017 #61

WTF, they are employees kids and represent the company Demonaut Mar 2017 #66

Maybe they should just pay for their ticket. That way they can wear whatever they want! Dream Girl Mar 2017 #85

United! Discriminate against me! I'll take the free passes! TexasMommaWithAHat Mar 2017 #70

If my family members were flying free because I worked for the airline crim son Mar 2017 #81

I remember wearing a suit to travel in an empty DC-8 that wasn't even departing from the terminal Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2017 #83

Fake news meant to generate outrage. Oneironaut Mar 2017 #88

Seems to me they are lucky to all get to fly together nonrev. Ilsa Mar 2017 #90

oh dear, to fly for free you must abide by employee rules Skittles Mar 2017 #92