In October 2024, two girls went viral after being booted from a Spirit Airlines flight for sporting crop tops. (A 3rd lady—and her toddler—have been additionally kicked off the airplane after she eliminated her sweater, revealing a crop high, in solidarity.)
Now, the airline is doubling down on the coverage in its new “Contract of Carriage” launched Thursday — and including offensive tattoos and different physique artwork to the listing.
Passengers could be requested to go away the airplane or be denied boarding within the first place, in line with the brand new contract, if the individual is “barefoot or inadequately clothed (i.e., see-through clothes; not adequately lined; uncovered breasts, buttocks, or different personal components) or whose clothes or article, together with physique artwork, is lewd, obscene, or offensive in nature.”
As USA Today notes, an earlier version of the Contract of Carriage didn’t embrace physique artwork or identify particular physique components.
After the viral incident final fall, a Spirit Airways spokesperson said: “Our Contract of Carriage, a doc all Company conform to upon making a reservation with us, contains sure clothes requirements for all Company touring with us.”