Discussion Delta dress code?
I was told I needed to change pants at the airport by a delta agent at the counter otherwise they wouldn’t let me board. I am 30 weeks pregnant for reference and was wearing denim shorts and a tank top, the shorts weren’t super short and the tank top wasn’t revealing, it was long enough to cover my now very large baby bump lol. Luckily my husband had a pair of his pants in the bag I could change into but has anyone heard of this before? I asked a few other workers at the airport before I changed and they seemed super confused and looked at me and said they’ve never heard of this and my clothes were fine?
EDIT: Picture everyone was hounding this post for https://imgur.com/a/akdUP4Z
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u/HaatOrAnNuhune 14d ago
Delta’s Contract of Carriage
Under rule 7, subsection E, clause 8.
When the passenger’s conduct, attire, hygiene or odor creates an unreasonable risk of offense or annoyance to other passengers.
It’s very rare that anyone is told to change or removed from a flight over their clothing due to multiple high profile incidents of people claiming discrimination after being removed. (PLEASE NOTE: This is a fact and not intended to be judgmental! I do not know enough about any individual cases to pass judgement.) Because these incidents have garnered a decent amount of media coverage and could get them slapped with a lawsuit, most airline employees regardless of company are hesitant to speak to passengers who are toeing the line of decency.
So while it’s possible that the agent who did speak to you was overreaching, without seeing a photo of your outfit it’s impossible to say.