Spirit Airlines bans 'lewd' clothing, tattoos
Jan 24, 2025
Spirit Airlines said its passengers may not be allowed to board the aircraft or can be forced to leave if they are sporting “lewd” clothing and/or have not covered “offensive” tattoos, according to updated rules.
The low-budget airline outlined in its contract of carriage that travelers could be kicked off the flight if they were “inadequately clothed” or “whose clothing or article, including body art, is lewd, obscene, or offensive in nature.”
Spirit said “inadequately clothed” will include “see-through clothing; not adequately covered; exposed breasts, buttocks, or other private parts.”
In recent years, some passengers have been denied boarding over their clothing choices, including wearing short-shorts, leggings or going without a bra.
In the contract, updated Wednesday, Spirit stated that a passenger could be denied boarding their plane if they have “an offensive odor unless caused by a qualified disability.”
In October last year, three women said the Spirit kicked them off for wearing crop tops. Tara Kehidi said she and her friend boarded a flight headed from Los Angeles to New Orleans. They said since it was too hot on the plane, they removed their sweaters.
“We were wearing crop tops ... just like a little bit of stomach showing,” Kehidi told KABC, adding that a flight attendant allegedly told them to “put something on.”
“He’s telling both of us [to] put our sweaters on. And then we’re like ‘Oh, can we see a dress code?'” she said. “Like, is there a policy that says we can’t wear crop tops on the plane?”