Spirit Airlines has updated its dress code for passengers to include banning any clothing or body art that is “lewd, obscene or offensive in nature.”
The airline released a plethora of regulations on its new contract of carriage document updated Jan. 22 and listed several reasons that a guest would not be permitted to board an aircraft with the airline.
In addition to offensive clothing, passengers could be turned away if they are inadequately clothed, wear see-through clothing, and are not adequately covered. People can also be banned from flying if they have “an offensive odor,” unless its due to a disability, the document states.
Spirit Airlines crop top incident
The updated rules come as two women from Southern California were removed from a Spirit Airlines flight in October 2024 because they were wearing crop tops.
Tara Kehidi and Teresa Araujo were initially wearing sweaters when they boarded their flight from Los Angeles to New Orleans the women told Los Angeles news station KABC. The women removed their sweaters because the plane did not have air conditioning before taking off.
“We were wearing crop tops… just like a little bit of stomach showing,” Tara Kehidi said, per KABC.
At some point, a male flight attendant approached the women and told them to “put something on” before walking away.
San Antonio man says he was kicked off flight for hoodie
Another dress code incident reportedly happened Jan. 13 when a San Antonio man said he was kicked off a Spirit Airlines flight for a hoodie while traveling from Los Angeles to San Antonio, according to KENS5.
John Garcia Jr. said the hoodie has “FVCK HATE WORLD TOUR” printed on the front and that he’s worn it on several flights before, San Antonio news affiliate KENS 5 reported.
Garcia made a video of his experience, now circulating on Facebook.
“It’s anti-hate,” Garcia told KENS 5. “It was just unique to me.”
In a statement to KENS 5, a spokesperson for Spirit Airline said, “We want all our Guests to feel welcome and have a great experience while traveling with us. We are aware of the video, and our team is investigating.”
USA Today contributed to this article.
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