Originally Posted By jonvn Not that they're on a power trip or anything. But now Southwest Airlines employees are denying boarding to people who are not dressed well enough for their cattle cars with wings. <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0" target="_blank">http://www.foxnews.com/story/0</a>,2933,296681,00.html I love the last line of this story, though: "If you wear provocative clothing, tattoos, or you smell of alcohol or cigarettes, who's going to believe you?" she said."
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy I am continually amazed at what some people consider to be appropriate dress to travel. I've witnessed passengers on planes who were literally wearing pajamas. My favorite is the 300 lb guy in a tank top and gym shorts. Do people not have any standards or self-respect anymore?
Originally Posted By friendofdd A dress code is appropriate, but letting the employees decide without one is asking for problems. As long as I've been able to read, I've understood what "no shirt, no shoes, no service" means.
Originally Posted By jonvn Do you really think they should have to put that sign up on the boarding ramp, though?
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder I find no fault with what the Southwest person did. Leaving it up to an employee's discretion is asking for problems, though.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss There was a reality TV series on A&E featuring Southwest; I have seen them deny boarding to people on that show for a variety of reasons.
Originally Posted By jonvn That show made Southwest look pretty bad, I thought. The people working at the airline generally came across as petty and autocratic.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Okay, I had to do a search on these two young women. Kyla looks skanky, but Setara is hot... I'd sit next to her. LOL
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <I am continually amazed at what some people consider to be appropriate dress to travel. I've witnessed passengers on planes who were literally wearing pajamas. My favorite is the 300 lb guy in a tank top and gym shorts. Do people not have any standards or self-respect anymore?< deregulation - moved Greyhound to the airlines
Originally Posted By dsnykid While I tend to dress nicely on flights, I don't really care one way or another how other people are dressed, providing they have all their naughty bits covered. How someone else dresses has little ability to affect my day... now uncontrolled body odour, that's a different story.
Originally Posted By JohnS1 Don't laugh, but in the back of my mind every time I fly, is what would happen if we crashed and I was wearing, let's say shorts and a t-shirt and flip-flops, and we made a crash landing in the winter or something in the mountains and had to hike to safety. Because I don't wear shorts and t-shirts when flying, and I always wear shoes, I would probably survive and hike to safety while everyone who dressed light and casual, would die!!! So always think ahead when you fly. And wear clean underwear just in case! (-;
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Well, you're really hardy soul if after that crash you survived your underwear was still clean.
Originally Posted By dlkozy I saw an airline employee once on a talk show inform people how to dress for an airline crash. She said: 1) Don't wear hairspray-your hair could go up in flames 2) Wear cotton, your clothes won't melt on you-like nylon-so no nylons on the plane ladies 3) Wear shoes and socks-in a crash you would have all kinds of broken stuff to climb out over This gal had survived 2 crashes and had been the scars on her legs from melting nylons to prove it!
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <Well, you're really hardy soul if after that crash you survived your underwear was still clean.> LOL! Best line in a while.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>She complained that if Southwest wants passengers to dress a certain way, it should publish a dress code.<< Oh brother. Well, it had to come to this. Once restaurants were forced to print "WARNING: CONTENTS HOT" on coffee cups, I knew we'd officially crossed into Stupidland.
Originally Posted By Moderation I personally would pay a decent premium to sit next to either of those ladies.
Originally Posted By alexbook >>Once restaurants were forced to print "WARNING: CONTENTS HOT" on coffee cups, I knew we'd officially crossed into Stupidland.<< How about a sign saying "Police Notice: Don't Commit Crime"? <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/beds/bucks/herts/6992544.stm" target="_blank">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_ news/england/beds/bucks/herts/6992544.stm</a>
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder They both look like girls most guys would be more than happy to, ahem, get to know better, but you wouldn't be brining them home to Mom. Moreover, the blond HAD to know that skirt was too short to go anywhere, much less a plane.
Originally Posted By alexbook One web site I found (and lost again) illustrated this story with an old Southwest ad from back when Southwest had some of the least-dressed stewardesses of any airline. Talk about your short skirts.
