Cracking the Airlines’ Dress Code
“When someone is a little dressed up and looking like they made an effort, it’s almost like they’re showing respect for themselves
and for everybody else on the plane,” said Ms. Linder, of Los Angeles, who has maintained her career as a flight attendant while also appearing on the TV soap opera “The Young and the Restless.”
“My personal opinion is that when you take pride in how you look, you take pride in how you act,” she said.
“You know, people would have told you two decades ago
that it was a good idea to dress nicely on a plane, because you never know if the airline might take care of you, like maybe bump you up to business class or first class because you look nice,” he said.
“I will say that when I see someone come on the plane
and they’re dressed nicely and their children are dressed nicely, I do take notice,” said Kate Linder, an actress, and a United flight attendant since 1978.
United’s policy also covers passengers “not properly clothed,” and American’s warns
that the airline may refuse to transport passengers “clothed in a manner that would cause discomfort or offense to other passengers.”
Those extra words, according to Brian Sumers, a reporter at the travel industry website Skift, mean
that anyone who shows up in a T-shirt scrawled with profanity or a lewd message may be barred from a plane.
