Beware SV / Saudia / Saudi Arabian Unpublished Dress Code Restrictions
Oct 9, 2018, 11:05 am
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Beware SV / Saudia / Saudi Arabian Unpublished Dress Code Restrictions
Two more reports have surfaced of passengers denied passage by Saudi air employees, in this case men wearing shorts. In the most recent instance, a man wearing shorts flying from Jakarta via Riyadh to Istanbul was denied boarding at the gate on 3 October; he was able to purchase a sarong at a kiosk, whereupon he was allowed to board. Link to story in The Independent
The published dress code online:
That’s pretty vague compared to the language used previously, according to The Independent:
Apparently, the airline replaced this with the new, vague language when people complained about the restrictions in 2017.
As to reaccommodation, Saudi is clear about that: no, you’ll have to purchase a new ticket if you miss your flight if you’re denied boarding because you violate their unpublished dress code, according to a Saudi flight attendant quoted in Newsweek (link to article):
The published dress code online:
Saudia is requesting from their guests to abide by a dress code whereby they are clothed in a manner that is inline with public taste or not offensive to other passengers
Women exposing legs or arms, or wearing too thin or too tight clothes, and men wearing shorts exposing legs" would not be allowed to board.
As to reaccommodation, Saudi is clear about that: no, you’ll have to purchase a new ticket if you miss your flight if you’re denied boarding because you violate their unpublished dress code, according to a Saudi flight attendant quoted in Newsweek (link to article):
"I've seen several cases where passengers have not been allowed to fly," a flight attendant for the airline told Bishop. "We had to leave them behind." She also explained that the airline doesn't accommodate passengers in such situations, expecting them to simply find new tickets on their own.
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Two more reports have surfaced of passengers denied passage by Saudi air employees, in this case men wearing shorts. In the most recent instance, a man wearing shorts flying from Jakarta via Riyadh to Istanbul was denied boarding at the gate on 3 October; he was able to purchase a sarong at a kiosk, whereupon he was allowed to board. Link to story in The Independent
The published dress code online:
That’s pretty vague compared to the language used previously, according to The Independent:
Apparently, the airline replaced this with the new, vague language when people complained about the restrictions in 2017.
As to reaccommodation, Saudi is clear about that: no, you’ll have to purchase a new ticket if you miss your flight if you’re denied boarding because you violate their unpublished dress code, according to a Saudi flight attendant quoted in Newsweek (link to article):
The published dress code online:
That’s pretty vague compared to the language used previously, according to The Independent:
Apparently, the airline replaced this with the new, vague language when people complained about the restrictions in 2017.
As to reaccommodation, Saudi is clear about that: no, you’ll have to purchase a new ticket if you miss your flight if you’re denied boarding because you violate their unpublished dress code, according to a Saudi flight attendant quoted in Newsweek (link to article):