Do you think SouthWest airline employee did a good thing trying to boot out a 23 old passenger?

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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,296053,00.html see the details here. I would so love to punch that southwest guy right on his nose. The dress that poor girl is wearing isn't even that provocative.

Answer 1

For all of you saying Southwest was in the wrong. I would like to point out a few things I have noticed. I have seen the pictures of what this 'lady' was wearing. It looked all nice and neat when she sat up nice and proper. What I would like to know is: how was she sitting when the other passenger noticed how much was showing? How much was showing? She works at Hooters and is attractive. I know that some women don't wear panties. Was she? If only 1 person complained, how many others wanted to but couldn't because they are men? Would this woman have complained if these men tried to sneak a peek up the short skirt?

Southwest did the right thing and handled it very well all the way through.

Answer 2

I think they have every right to enforce a dress code, if they so choose. That's within their right to do so. If the 7-11 can say "No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service", and certain restaurants can require "jacket and tie", then the airline should certainly, at their descretion, be permitted to have a dress code. That doesn't mean that I agree with what happened here per se, but none of us have all of the information. All we have are a few biased news articles, taking her side of the story. I have yet to see an interview with the employee (and it's likely we won't see one, as it's probably against company policy, I'd imagine), so all we get is a one-sided story.

As far as that outfit being too provocative, I wouldn't allow my daughter to wear that (if she were under 18), and I certainly would encourage my daughter to dress a little bit better than that were she 23, as this young lady was. If I were in a professional setting such as working for an airline, I certainly wouldn't threaten to boot someone off an airplane for it unless I had received numerous complaints from other passengers.

If that occurred, then it was the employee's job to do something about the situation. Whether or not they responded to that incident correctly, I don't know. We just had one side of the story, but, at the very least, and I know very few people are going to like this, she learned an important lesson. You are judged how you present yourself to others, for good or for ill.

As far as you loving to punch that southwest guy right on his nose, that's a bit violent, particularly for such a frivolous offense.

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1) Southwest airlines does not have a dress code therefore there is no dress code to enforce except for the decency laws in the state the plane happens to be sitting in at the time.

2) Because she was not breaking a dress code southwest was way out of line for attempting to enforce an arbitrary standard on one customer on one particular flight despite a suppossed customer complaint.

3) The correct southwest response should have been to offer the offended customer accomodations on the next flight if this person was so seriously impacted. In other words they should have nicely told the complainer to mind their own business or take the next plane out.

4) How dare southwest try to impose the morale views and fashion standards held dear by one customer on another. They had the duty to tell the complainer that they live in a diverse world and the other passenger was doing no wrong and has a right and privledge to dress as they please as long as it is lawful. I hope she sues to make a point here

Answer 4

The flight attendant got complaints from several customers. She asked the young lady to leave the plane and explained to her she needed to adjust her clothing. The young lady pulled her skirt way down and yanked her tip way up and was admitted back onto the plane. The pictures that she has been putting out to the media shows her after she adjusted. People are getting very upset without researching both sides of the story. I would not have wanted to sit next to her if I was traveling with children. I will refrain from making a comment about her employment as I am a lady.

Answer 5

Southwest airlines was totally wrong. Nobody has the right to say anything about the way we dress. Sometimes the USA looks like a big Seventh-Day Adventist Church...where everybody pretends to be holy but are the most sinful individuals on their own backyard. And yes, I don't respect any churches as authorities and would shut my ears to any pastor's or brother's crap!

Answer 6

You ought to able to see that all of this is nothing more than a "stunt" for a little bit of fame. And she might "get paid" too.

But SouthWest had better get those camera's out so that people can see exactly how she was wearing those clothes. I know they didn't pull her off of the plane with her skirt looking like that. She must have had it raised higher to get the attention she needed to follow-through on her plans.

And I'm not player-hatin', I'm just sick and tired of people trying to get over by using bogus lawsuits, which is what she's really trying to do.

She was hoping she would get a "negative" response from that company because it would help her plans.

Pay attention. You'll see.

Answer 7

Well, I don't think that airlines should have a dress code or try to impose a moral standard. I also think that flight attendants should be able to put up with a lot from passengers. From the article, I couldn't find any reference to another passenger complaining.

The fundamental question should be, does that woman's attire cause a problem for the airline in transporting individuals from one airport to another. Clearly it did not.