Passengers Might Have to Do with Dress Code } Male Passenger Shows up in Lingerie
It is traditionally the airline staff that must stick to a uniform.
But now plane passengers face the prospect of having to follow a dress code after calls from flyers' rights groups to issue rules on what can and can't be worn on board an aircraft.
The proposal follows a series of high profile incidents including one Phoenix man boarding a plane in lingerie.
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In June this 65-year-old Phoenix man, who works as a business consultant, sparked outrage after wearing the women's underwear on a U.S. Airways flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
The business man, who has refused to be named, flies several times a month as a preferred customer on the airline and said that he has flown in female clothing for several years.
The business man, who has refused to be named, said that he has rarely been requested to cover up by airline staff, but has complied with requests when asked.
'It has never been my intent to put people in a situation where they feel uncomfortable,' the man said.
The incident occurred days before a college football player was arrested on a flight following a row over his baggy pants.
University of New Mexico football player DeShon Marman was arrested on a U.S. Airways flight at San Francisco airport following allegations he refused to pull up his pants.
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No fly zone? Passengers may face clothing restrictions on airlines after flyers rights groups called for regulations
Arrested: College football player Deshon Marman, was kicked off the Alberquerque flight for wearing his baggy pants too low
Kate Hanni, executive director of FlyersRights.org told Fox News: 'People aren't mind readers. They don't know what that flight attendant's going to want to see when you get on a plane.'
She says the lack of consistency leaves passengers open to the flight crews discretion and they may take offense at items of clothing that wouldn't be considered appropriate.
She added: 'The airlines should step up and do this on their own, just so that passengers can predict and appropriately dress. If there's a requirement to wear a certain type of clothing, or not wear a certain type of clothing, tell us.'
Virgin America CEO David Cush said: 'In the end, the flight crew is in charge of the aircraft, and they have to make judgments based on what they think is going to create the safest and most comfortable environment for everyone on the airplane.'
Debate: Kate Hanni, executive director of FlyersRights.org said that passengers need the regulations to avoid being refused to fly
Most carriers say passengers can be refused service if they're dressed in a manner 'hat would cause discomfort or offense to other passengers'.
But the airlines have shied away from any specific dress codes citing the difficulty to enforce as a major detractor as well as the potential lawsuits.
Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson told Fox News: 'If an airline's going to be so unreasonable for kicking someone off a plane for wearing saggy pants or being slightly overweight, to me, it just seems impolite of the airline to behave in that way.'
Not a fan: Sir Richard Branson said making passengers wear certain clothes would be 'impolite'
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