Spirit Airways up to date its gown code requirements, and it angered the web. Many frequent flyers suppose 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 keeping with a number of retailers. In October 2024, two ladies had been kicked off a flight for carrying crop tops. In accordance with a number of retailers, the passengers eliminated their sweaters aboard the flight to chill off, and a flight attendant allegedly advised them to cowl up. The ladies caught the second in a then-viral social media video, and different passengers had been seen defending them for the shirts they had been carrying.
Discover out what you may and can’t put on aboard a Spirit Airways flight beneath.
If @SpiritAirlines needs to enhance its picture, it’ll 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 had been “barefoot or inadequately clothed, or (if their) clothes is lewd, obscene, or offensive in nature.”
What Is Spirit Airways’ Gown Code Now?
In accordance with 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 non-public 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?
In accordance with Spirit’s web site, “modifications could 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 unique type of cost.” Passengers with bookings that don’t match into this time window can’t obtain a refund however can get a reservation credit score.
