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A woman claims a low-cost Spanish airline barred her sister from a flight because she was “wearing a low-cut bodysuit” — butthe airlinesays it was actually the passenger’s “abusive” attitude that prompted the decision.
The passenger and her boyfriend were boarding aVuelingflight from Palma to Barcelona, Spain on July 21 when she was denied access and sent back to the terminal while wearing a black bodysuit and a denim mini-skirt, according to theUK’sMirror.
According toMirror, Spanish newspaper Ideal.s reports that the woman believes stewards were offended when she jokingly offered to cover up after being confronted about her outfit.
In another message, she wrote “if you don’t know how to differentiate a body from a swimsuit, it’s your business.”
Vueling toldMirror Onlinein a statement: “Vueling’s conditions of carriage are designed to defend and protect the safety of all passengers on board and to regulate their behaviour for the benefit of all, as of the majority of collective transportation, and that are equally applied to men and women.”
“These conditions of carriage enable the airline to deny access to passengers whose behavior does not adapt to it. The passenger was wearing a swimsuit. The response given to the handling agent’s request was abusive, this being the only reason why it was decided to call the competent authorities and that she could not fly.”
Although Vueling’s website does not list any dress code requirements, some American airline companies do have clothing policies. Last year,United Airlinesmade headlinesafter a passenger claimed she saw United gate agents refuse to allow “girls in leggings” to board their flight.
“I guess @united not letting women wear athletic wear?” the woman wrote on Twitter.
United Airlines said the passenger’s outfits “were not in compliance with our dress code policy for company benefit travel” on Twitter, after initially stating that it “shall have the right to refuse passengers who are not properly clothed.”
source: people.com
