Recently, a travel influencer posted about her incident with Spirit Airlines on social media. She claims that she and her friend were asked to leave the flight unless they “covered up.” American woman Teresa Araujo, 34 was traveling from Los Angeles to New Orleans along with her friend to attend a friend’s birthday. They were dressed in jeans, crop tops, and jumpers. Due to the high temperature on the flight they removed their sweaters. A male attendant asked them to leave the flight unless they “cover up”. Flight travel is time-consuming and uncomfortable. The flight travel was of three hours and forty minutes.
Moreover, a woman with her toddler was also thrown out of the plane, according to the video posted online. The reason for this action is yet unknown. The influencer claims that the flight attendants reassured them by saying that they would book another flight for their travel. Later, they said that there were no other flights available, and the refund was also not passed. She had to pay an extra 1000 dollars with another airline. The influencer posted a series of videos and photos documenting the incident before they were asked to stop recording.
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“Hi friends! This is usually not the type of post I share on here but wanted to share my story because I’m still in shock- Please help us by sharing this post since we already tried to contact Spirit Airlines and no answer until now.
My friend and I had a terrible experience on Friday on the flight 387 from Lax to New Orleans with @spiritairlines
We were harassed by a male flight attendant who told us to “ cover up” because we were wearing crop tops. Everyone else (including flight staff) agreed though that there was nothing wrong with what we were wearing and that crop tops are not against their dress code. He then continued to treat us poorly and give us no reasoning as to why he wanted to kick us off. Other passengers joined in and tried defending us but ultimately a supervisor liked to us and told either we would leave the flight or she would bring the police. She told us she would rebook our flight and then once out of the plane she said there are no flights and also refused a refund. I then had to pay $1,000 to book a new flight with another airline.
This is appalling service, that in 2024 we are getting kicked out of a plane for ONE MALE flight attendant not liking our shirts. Everyone working at the airport agreed this was an act of prejudice, discrimination and misogynist and that we should take legal actions. We spoke with the police which said the same. We were refused their full names, a refund, rebooked flights or anything all because of a sexist and rude flight attendant.”
An Instagram user even showed support by dropping a DM to her, telling her that she could help her. A Spirit Airlines spokesperson said that the company is investigating the matter and drew the attention to company’s “Contract of Carriage”
The 60-page “Contract of Carriage” outlines the expectations for passengers during their flights. It includes a provision stating that passengers may be asked to leave if they are barefoot, dressed inappropriately, or if their clothing is considered lewd, obscene, or offensive. Passengers and other flight attendants agreed that crop tops are not a part of an inappropriate attire.
“Our Contract of Carriage, a document all guests agree to upon making a reservation with us, includes certain clothing standards for all guests traveling with us,” a spokesperson for the airline added.
“We are investigating the matter, and we are in contact with the guests about their experience.” is what they said but the matter is not resolved yet
