Spirit Airlines customers have to don unprovocative clothes that do not expose “breasts, buttocks, or other private parts” when aboard the low-cost carrier, according to new standards posted this week.
The Florida-based airline updated its “contract of carriage” terms on Wednesday with updated language covering the appearance of passengers.
A customer can be taken off the flight if they are “barefoot or inadequately clothed (i.e., see-through clothing; not adequately covered; exposed breasts, buttocks, or other private parts) or whose clothing or article, including body art, is lewd, obscene, or offensive in nature,” according to Pages 9 and 10 the updated standards.
Before Wednesday, the standard was more vague.
Page 9 of the guidance, as it appeared on Tuesday, said only that “barefoot or inadequately clothed” passengers and those “whose clothing is lewd, obscene, or offensive in nature” could be taken off.
A representative for Spirit Airlines could not be immediately reached for comment on Friday to explain why the added language was necessary.
Spirit serves several major U.S. cities such as Atlanta, Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago and Denver in addition to locales in Central and South America.
It’s also a popular target of comedians, who enjoy poking fun of the airline’s ultra-no-frills nature.
Cristian Santana contributed.
