A woman who was pulled off a US airline flight for apparently not wearing a bra has demanded the airline change its policy.
Lisa Archbold said she showed up to board her Delta Air Lines flight at Salt Lake City Airport, in Utah, in January, dressed comfortably in a loose, white shirt and pants.
But shortly after the entire plane was seated, a flight attendant came to her seat and asked her to speak in private, escorting Archbold off the plane.
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“I was targeted and humiliated,” said Archbold, who described she felt as though she was a criminal.
Archbold suspected the airliner had a problem with the fact the passenger was not wearing a bra.
“The gate agent told her that when passengers are wearing offensive or revealing clothing, Delta’s official policy is to remove them from the flight,” her attorney Gloria Allred said.
Archbold said she was allowed to fly under the condition that she put another shirt on top of the one she was wearing.
When she brought the matter to the head flight attendant, she claims the official told her Delta’s official policy is that “women must cover up”.
When NBC Los Angeles contacted Delta about its dress code and Archbold’s case, the airline responded by saying that earlier this year, Delta representatives had contacted Archbold with an apology.
And according to Delta’s dress standards, the airline notes online that it can refuse to transport “when the passenger’s conduct, attire, hygiene or odour creates an unreasonable risk of offence or annoyance to other passengers.”
Allred said the treatment of Archbold was discrimination.
While Archbold and her legal team are not filing a suit against Delta at this point, they want the company to change its policies as well as to hold a meeting with the airliner’s president.