Woman Asked To Deplane Over Inappropriate Dress?
A woman passenger was asked to deboard a plane recently over her 'inappropriate dress'. The incident took place on March 12 when the woman, Emily O'Connor was taking a flight from her hometown, Birmingham in England to Tenerife, Spain via the Thomas Cook Airlines.
Dressed in a black crop top with spaghetti straps and high-waisted orange pants, the 21-year-old was asked by the Airlines crew to either cover up or to get off their flight.
Stating that her outfit was inappropriate, the crew further added that it was causing offense to her fellow passengers.
Reeling from the shocking incident, Emily shared the entire incident on Twitter where she also revealed that a passenger in the flight had abused her but the crew took no action against him.
O'Connor pointed out that nobody raised an objection on her outfit when she was passing through the security check. Post the incident, Emily even asked her fellow passengers in the flight whether her outfit was offending anyone to which no one raised a problem. However, one man abused her and even asked her to put a jacket on. Following this, she wore a jacket given by her cousin.
Calling it the worst experience of her life, Emily wrote, "I was physically shaking, and they could see that, yet they continued to sexualize and ridicule me."
Here are the tweets narrating the incident,
Flying from Bham to Tenerife, Thomas Cook told me that they were going to remove me from the flight if I didn’t “cover up” as I was “causing offence” and was “inappropriate”. They had 4 flight staff around me to get my luggage to take me off the plane. pic.twitter.com/r28nvSYaoY — Emily O'Connor (@emroseoconnor) March 12, 2019 I informed the staff that there is no “appropriate wear” policy stipulated online. I stood up on the flight and asked if anyone was offended, no-one said a word. — Emily O'Connor (@emroseoconnor) March 12, 2019 To top it off they allowed a man hurl abuse at me whilst the Flight manager and 4 air staff stood and said nothing. — Emily O'Connor (@emroseoconnor) March 12, 2019 just a bit more context for those asking: wore this through the airport (security, passport control etc), boarded the plane, told to cover up by the greeting staff, sat down, flight manager and 4 flight staff said I would be removed unless I put a jacket on... — Emily O'Connor (@emroseoconnor) March 12, 2019 asked the plane (as they were all listening now anyway) if I was offending anyone, no-one said a word. The manager then went to get my bag to remove me from the flight. A man then shouted “Shut up you pathetic woman. Put a f*cking jacket on”- the staff said nothing to him — Emily O'Connor (@emroseoconnor) March 12, 2019 I was given a jacket by my cousin sitting at the front of the plane and they did not leave until I physically put it on. They made comments over the speaker about the situation and left me shaking and upset on my own. — Emily O'Connor (@emroseoconnor) March 12, 2019 Thank you Jade. They announced that I was offensive and inappropriate in front of the whole flight. I was physically shaking, and they could see that, yet they continued to sexualise and ridicule me. It was the worst experience of my life. — Emily O'Connor (@emroseoconnor) March 13, 2019
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In response to the incident, the Airline issued a statement apologizing to Ms. O'Connor adding that they could have handled the situation better. However, they asserted on their appropriate attire policy which applies equally to men and women of all ages without discrimination.
The incident garnered mixed reactions on Twitter with some speaking in support of Emily while others think what the Airlines did was right.
I’m crew myself and would not think twice to ask you to cover up, there is no policy on what you can and cannot wear! That is awful to see that the crew on board made you feel that way, disgusting! — Jade Charlotte (@jadecharlottex) March 13, 2019 I think her dressing is write normal. It is not even offensive or offending anybody. And she carries herself quite well. — Shailesh mody (@mody_shailesh) March 14, 2019 There's no policy there that states what is inappropriate with regards to dressing. What they did to her was disrespectful. — Queen RoRo the Wicked Soul ? (@AderonkeOduko) March 13, 2019 Thomas Cook was 100% right to throw you off the plane. — Andre Bue (@BueAndre) March 13, 2019 Yes...if the airline say it's inappropriate, then it is....End of story.. — PAO3 (@GboyegaOgunnubi) March 13, 2019
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