In October 2024, two ladies went viral after being booted from a Spirit Airlines flight for sporting crop tops. (A 3rd lady—and her toddler—have been additionally kicked off the aircraft after she eliminated her sweater, revealing a crop high, in solidarity.)
Now, the airline is doubling down on the coverage in its new “Contract of Carriage” launched Thursday — and including offensive tattoos and different physique artwork to the listing.
Passengers might be requested to go away the aircraft or be denied boarding within the first place, in line with the brand new contract, if the particular person is “barefoot or inadequately clothed (i.e., see-through clothes; not adequately lined; uncovered breasts, buttocks, or different non-public elements) or whose clothes or article, together with physique artwork, is lewd, obscene, or offensive in nature.”
As USA Today notes, an earlier version of the Contract of Carriage didn’t embody physique artwork or title particular physique elements.
After the viral incident final fall, a Spirit Airways spokesperson acknowledged: “Our Contract of Carriage, a doc all Visitors conform to upon making a reservation with us, contains sure clothes requirements for all Visitors touring with us.”