Thursday, September 06, 2007

Hi I'm "Keith"

and I'm your Southwest Airlines fashion policia!

And according to an article from the San Diego Paper the young lady pictured below is dressed too provocatively to fly on their airline.





Southwest explained its treatment of Ebbert in a letter to her mother, saying it could remove any passenger “whose clothing is lewd, obscene or patently offensive” to ensure the comfort of children and “adults with heightened sensitivities.”...

...After the plane filled, and the flight attendants began their safety spiel, Ebbert was asked to step off the plane by a customer service supervisor, identified by the airline only as “Keith.”


They walked out onto the jet bridge, where Keith told Ebbert her clothing was inappropriate and asked her to change. She explained she was flying to Tucson for only a few hours and had brought no luggage.
“I asked him what part of my outfit was offensive,” she said. “The shirt? The skirt? And he said, 'The whole thing.' ”

Keith asked her to go home, change and take a later flight. She refused, citing her appointment. The plane was ready to leave, so Keith relented. He had her pull up her tank top a bit, pull down her skirt a bit, and return to her seat.

Ebbert says several flight attendants overheard the conversation and, after an embarrassing walk down the aisle, she took her seat and spread a blanket over her lap. She kept her composure until the plane landed, when she called her mother and broke down.

She took a photo of herself with her cell phone so her mother could see her clothes. That's when mom became livid.



Ironic isn't it? Given that Southwest is the airline that clad stewardesses in hot pants and advertised the company as the "LUV" airline, a pun on its home base at Love Field.

I'll bet that "Keith" would have no problem wearing a pair of "hot pants".

H/T Texican Tattler

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