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United sets off Twitter firestorm for forcing teens to change prior to boarding
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:31 am
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:31 am
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United Airlines suddenly found itself on the receiving end of mass social media outrage on Sunday morning when a Twitter user sounded the alarm that young girls wearing leggings were not allowed to board a domestic United flight. United Airlines took to Twitter to repeatedly defend the right of the gate agent to refuse boarding to anyone deemed no to be dressed appropriately. But then the company came out to clarify that the girls prevented from boarding were what are known as “pass riders,” or those who fly for free or sharply reduced rates because they’re employees or their relatives.
The company insisted regular paying customers are more than welcome to wear leggings on United flights, but there are special rules for pass riders. “Our regular passengers are not going to be denied boarding because they are wearing leggings or yoga pants,” a spokesman said. “But when flying as a pass traveler, we require this pass travelers to follow rules, and that is one of those rules.
But then it said...
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Another girl was allowed to board once she put on a dress. “She’s forcing them to change or put dresses on over leggings or they can’t board,” Watts wrote on Twitter. “Since when does @united police women’s clothing?”
United’s immediate response? Since always. As outrage grew on social media, United Airlines took to its own Twitter account and repeatedly defended the gate agent’s actions. “United shall have the right to refuse passengers who are not properly clothed via our Contract of Carriage,” the company wrote on Twitter to people who asked about the policy. When pressed, the company directed people to Point 21 of its “contract of carriage” that notes passengers can be refused if they’re “barefoot or not properly clothed.”
Obviously the airline can set whatever ridiculous rules they want to, but hopefully their customers are smart enough to change to another airline that's not as uptight. That's pretty stupid.
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Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:31 am to NYNolaguy1
They could have changed airlines or actually bought a ticket on United
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:32 am to NYNolaguy1
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but hopefully their customers are smart enough to change to another airline that's not as uptight
Are you a customer if you are riding for free?
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:32 am to NYNolaguy1
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United Airlines suddenly found itself on the receiving end of mass social media outrage on Sunday morning when a Twitter user sounded the alarm that young girls wearing leggings were not allowed to board a domestic United flight. United Airlines took to Twitter to repeatedly defend the right of the gate agent to refuse boarding to anyone deemed no to be dressed appropriately. But then the company came out to clarify that the girls prevented from boarding were what are known as “pass riders,” or those who fly for free or sharply reduced rates because they’re employees or their relatives.
The company insisted regular paying customers are more than welcome to wear leggings on United flights, but there are special rules for pass riders. “Our regular passengers are not going to be denied boarding because they are wearing leggings or yoga pants,” a spokesman said. “But when flying as a pass traveler, we require this pass travelers to follow rules, and that is one of those rules.
Do not see an issue.
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:33 am to NYNolaguy1
That's normal for non-rev passengers.
Let's all get outraged without knowing what we are talking about! Yeah!
Let's all get outraged without knowing what we are talking about! Yeah!
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:33 am to NYNolaguy1
I used to get free passes from my Aunt who works for American Airlines all the time... there was definitely a more strict dress code to use the passes.
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:33 am to HailToTheChiz
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They could have changed airlines or actually bought a ticket on United
The rules they used to refuse them boarding apply to all passengers. They were using the pass thing as cover.
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:33 am to NYNolaguy1
fake news
the people who were denied were employees and have a dress code when using the employee-flight program
these were not regular customers
the people who were denied were employees and have a dress code when using the employee-flight program
these were not regular customers
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:33 am to NYNolaguy1
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but hopefully their customers are smart enough to change to another airline that's not as uptight.
Is this a joke?
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:33 am to NYNolaguy1
Were they fat?
Leggings should come in a size limit.
Leggings should come in a size limit.
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:34 am to NYNolaguy1
I despise these loweffort twitter outrage articles.
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:34 am to NYNolaguy1
Should have made them put a burka on to show respect
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:34 am to NYNolaguy1
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The rules they used to refuse them boarding apply to all passengers. They were using the pass thing as cover.
That's not what I read.
I read that they were on a "family and friends" deal with specific, more restrictive rules.
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:34 am to NYNolaguy1
My wife's grandparents were employees of Frontier airlines in Denver and we have flown on a "buddy pass", which essentially means we pay like $25 to fly. We were told we had to dress appropriately and not be too casual. So this isn't a United Airlines specific rule.
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:35 am to NYNolaguy1
The free market at work
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:35 am to NYNolaguy1
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United shall have the right to refuse passengers who are not properly clothed via our Contract of Carriage
I totally agree with their right to refuse. But also, just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
Nobody would have given a shite or even knew they were not regular customers, and now they are receiving backlash.
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:35 am to SlowFlowPro
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fake news
It isn't fake. It actually happened. It is just complete bullshite that they decided to make it into news and that United is getting flack for enforcing their rules for those on guest passes. Most likely the family saw this as a way to cash in.
Posted on 3/27/17 at 10:35 am to NYNolaguy1
Everyone sucks and is offended by everything.
Downvote for no pics of yoga pants.
Downvote for no pics of yoga pants.
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