Is There a Required Dress Code for United Passengers? {Yes for Non-Revs}
Jan 29, 2015, 7:19 am
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Is There a Required Dress Code for United Passengers? {Yes for Non-Revs}
I was in (stuck in) LAS this past week. When I was at the gate waiting, I saw a girl with a pretty short skirt go to the GA and talk to her pointing at the adjacent gate that was in the boarding process. It sounded like she was denied boarding because her skirt was too short. Is there a dress code? I only heard bits and pieces. (GA: "Do you have other clothes?" Girl: "where can I change?", "not enough time"). As they were talking, I could see the girl pulling her skirt down to maybe a 2in about the knee. Maybe the skirt was riding up a little because she was sitting. So I dont think the actual length was much worse than what the FAs wear.
She was dressed much better than some people I saw on fremont st
She was dressed much better than some people I saw on fremont st
Jan 29, 2015, 9:25 am
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I was in (stuck in) LAS this past week. When I was at the gate waiting, I saw a girl with a pretty short skirt go to the GA and talk to her pointing at the adjacent gate that was in the boarding process. It sounded like she was denied boarding because her skirt was too short. Is there a dress code? I only heard bits and pieces. (GA: "Do you have other clothes?" Girl: "where can I change?", "not enough time"). As they were talking, I could see the girl pulling her skirt down to maybe a 2in about the knee. Maybe the skirt was riding up a little because she was sitting. So I dont think the actual length was much worse than what the FAs wear.
She was dressed much better than some people I saw on fremont st
She was dressed much better than some people I saw on fremont st
Men needed to have slacks, polished shoes, a button-down shirt and tie, or a sport coat. If a pilot is riding as a jump seater in the cockpit, it is still that way.
Twice in my tenure as a captain have I ever called a passenger on their attire. Both were for offensive language written on their clothing.
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Jan 29, 2015, 9:41 am
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Well, she was by herself, "looked like a tourist", so I would think she wasnt an employee or buddy. but who knows.
I assume there must be limits to dress code for regular flyers. What if you show up in a bikini? although in the safety video, they have just that.
I'm curious, what happened in the two instances where you were called for offensive language on clothing? I would think that subject could get complicated with 1st amendment issues. Although, I'm not clear on the exact law since United is a private company yet there are still govt laws that apply to flying
I assume there must be limits to dress code for regular flyers. What if you show up in a bikini? although in the safety video, they have just that.
I'm curious, what happened in the two instances where you were called for offensive language on clothing? I would think that subject could get complicated with 1st amendment issues. Although, I'm not clear on the exact law since United is a private company yet there are still govt laws that apply to flying
Jan 29, 2015, 9:50 am
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Well, she was by herself, "looked like a tourist", so I would think she wasnt an employee or buddy. but who knows.
I assume there must be limits to dress code for regular flyers. What if you show up in a bikini? although in the safety video, they have just that.
I'm curious, what happened in the two instances where you were called for offensive language on clothing? I would think that subject could get complicated with 1st amendment issues. Although, I'm not clear on the exact law since United is a private company yet there are still govt laws that apply to flying
I assume there must be limits to dress code for regular flyers. What if you show up in a bikini? although in the safety video, they have just that.
I'm curious, what happened in the two instances where you were called for offensive language on clothing? I would think that subject could get complicated with 1st amendment issues. Although, I'm not clear on the exact law since United is a private company yet there are still govt laws that apply to flying
The 1st Amendment has nothing to do with private interactions, it is a prohibition on government actions. The simplest thing to do would be to turn the offending shirt (I assume it was a shirt) inside out and hopefully they would be allowed to board. Or any nearby airport shop that sold shirts could be another quick solution.
Jan 29, 2015, 9:58 am
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No one said a thing (although FAs were a bit too happy since a few of them were retiring and was their last day working). I so wanted to take a picture without being obvious but wasn't successful.
Jan 29, 2015, 9:58 am
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I'm thinking she was a non rev. Some gate agents enforce the dress code and others in my experience do not. Gate agents at OGG seem to follow policy: once I was granted a seat over another non rev because he was wearing flip flops which is a big no-no.
Jan 29, 2015, 10:31 am
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The non-rev dress code is silly because people wearing ill-fitting formal-ish clothes they're not used to based on a 1980s idea of business casual dress are affirmatively ugly, and I'd rather they just wear a clean, presentable version of their normal clothing. I don't see any reason for a non-rev to look like a 17 year-old kid in court trying to beat a speeding ticket.
Nonetheless, though silly, the dress code is part of what non-revs agree to in order to travel for free/cheap, and like other no-nos (e.g., demanding a seat swap), they should respect it to the extent it is normally enforced.
Nonetheless, though silly, the dress code is part of what non-revs agree to in order to travel for free/cheap, and like other no-nos (e.g., demanding a seat swap), they should respect it to the extent it is normally enforced.
Jan 29, 2015, 11:29 am
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I was in (stuck in) LAS this past week. When I was at the gate waiting, I saw a girl with a pretty short skirt go to the GA and talk to her pointing at the adjacent gate that was in the boarding process. It sounded like she was denied boarding because her skirt was too short. Is there a dress code? I only heard bits and pieces. (GA: "Do you have other clothes?" Girl: "where can I change?", "not enough time"). As they were talking, I could see the girl pulling her skirt down to maybe a 2in about the knee. Maybe the skirt was riding up a little because she was sitting. So I dont think the actual length was much worse than what the FAs wear.
She was dressed much better than some people I saw on fremont st
She was dressed much better than some people I saw on fremont st
In the US I have never seen an FA try to enforce a dress code however. These days I think most people on the plane would not pass that test
Jan 29, 2015, 11:40 am
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Yes, this sounds very much of a non=rev /buddy pass situation.
Best then to avoid WN, http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/south...-fly-zone.html
Jan 29, 2015, 11:53 am
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My money is on buddy pass rider.
Good on the GA for actually enforcing the rules.
The rules now are quite relaxed, but not quite to the level of wear whatever you want and walk in the door.
Good on the GA for actually enforcing the rules
. The rules now are quite relaxed, but not quite to the level of wear whatever you want and walk in the door.
Jan 29, 2015, 11:59 am
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Yes, this sounds very much of a non=rev /buddy pass situation.
Best then to avoid WN, http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/south...-fly-zone.html
Best then to avoid WN, http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/south...-fly-zone.html