Spirit Airways up to date its gown code requirements, and it angered the web. Many frequent flyers assume the airline’s newest “contract of carriage” clothes and tattoo guidelines are uncalled for, however what are the brand new requirements?
Earlier this month, a person was booted off a Spirit flight for a hoodie that was deemed offensive, in line with a number of shops. In October 2024, two ladies have been kicked off a flight for sporting crop tops. Based on a number of shops, the passengers eliminated their sweaters aboard the flight to chill off, and a flight attendant allegedly informed them to cowl up. The ladies caught the second in a then-viral social media video, and different passengers have been seen defending them for the shirts they have been sporting.
Discover out what you possibly can and can’t put on aboard a Spirit Airways flight under.
If @SpiritAirlines needs to enhance its picture, it’s going to take greater than a brand new gown code pic.twitter.com/dGUOPB7ruj
— Phil Holloway ✈️ (@PhilHollowayEsq) January 24, 2025
What Was Spirit Airways’ Gown Code Earlier than?
Earlier than the up to date contract of carriage was launched, Spirit beforehand prohibited passengers who have been “barefoot or inadequately clothed, or (if their) clothes is lewd, obscene, or offensive in nature.”
What Is Spirit Airways’ Gown Code Now?
Based on the up to date contract of carriage from January 22, 2025, Spirit Airways can now kick a passenger off a flight if they’re “barefoot or inadequately clothed (i.e., see-through clothes; not adequately coated; uncovered breasts, buttocks, or different personal components),” or an individual whose “clothes or article, together with physique artwork, is lewd, obscene, or offensive in nature.”
Tattoos weren’t a part of Spirit’s earlier gown code guidelines.
What Is Spirit Airways’ Refund Coverage?
Based on Spirit’s web site, “modifications might be made on-line as much as one hour earlier than scheduled departure” and “if a visitor cancels a reservation inside 24 hours or much less from reserving, for a flight that’s seven or extra days away, they’re eligible for a full refund within the authentic type of fee.” Passengers with bookings that don’t match into this time window can’t obtain a refund however can get a reservation credit score.
