Spirit Airlines Bans Transparent Clothing and ‘Lewd’ Body Art

On January 25, 2025By Littum

Spirit Airlines customers could be removed from flights for dressing “insufficiently” or having offensive tattoos, the airline announced this week in an update to its code of conduct.

The low-cost US carrier banned explicitly see-through clothing, bare feet and exposed private parts, as well as clothing or body art that is “ugly, indecent or offensive in nature.” The rules are included in a agreement called a contract of carriage that all customers must adhere to in order to fly.

Wild travelers may also be removed from a spirit flight for acting disorderly or violent, appearing to be intoxicated or refusing to use a seat belt. The carriage contract was updated on 22 January.

Last October, a Spirit Customer took to social media to complain that she and three others, including a toddler, were removed from their flight because two women in the group were wearing crop tops.

The customer, who flew out of Los Angeles International Airport, said on Instagram that she and her friend were harassed by a male flight attendant and told to cover up, The independent reported. The post is no longer publicly available.

In a similar incident, a Delta Airlines customer said she was targeted and removed from her flight Last March for not wearing a bra. Delta’s Contract of carriage Prohibits bare feet and says a customer can be refused service if the “passenger’s conduct, dress, hygiene or odor creates an unreasonable risk of offense or annoyance to other passengers.”

Participate too issued a directive Last year, fliers adhere to a strict dress code, including wearing underwear.

In its contract with customers, Spirit said it can also deny service to any passenger with a contagious disease or “an offensive body odor, unless caused by a qualifying disability.”

If a customer is denied service for violating the rules described, they will not receive a refund, the contract says.

This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.