United vs Leggings!

[Formerly Black Trash]

And you think the rules for the dress code includes a minimum age?

They were flying on a heavily subsidized ticket provided for staff...so yes you do owe the company some consideration...If im hosting a formal black tie dinner and you bring a friend in a tank top and T shirt i can tell him to bounce.If im feeding you and entertaining you for free you could at least find a tie.

BTW I saw nothing saying the dad was on a Buddy pass...maybe he copped his with cash or credit card miles.

I assume all these people are literate and the rules are written on the pass so there should be no excuse for this...Dont like the rules dont take the pass.

The irony is they tried to turn it into a social justice battle instead of hitting the nearest duty free and buying some skirts or pants and getting on the plane.....it shows how problem solving skills have taken a backseat to problem causing skills....

people dont look for solutions anymore they just throw tantrums in this world the liberal lawyers have created...everyone wants to be a victim

Yeah i agree with this
I just think the social media account should have handled it with more tact

 

[Black Panther]

Not clear on the entire situation, but it seems to me that United was right in principle. If you're flying on a Buddy pass--which is a privilege and not a right--you're representing United, whether you realize it or not. They reserve the right to set a dress code for their privileged passengers.

If you want to dress however you want, pay for your own ticket. :kanyebp:

 

[ghostwriterx]

And you think the rules for the dress code includes a minimum age?

They were flying on a heavily subsidized ticket provided for staff...so yes you do owe the company some consideration...If im hosting a formal black tie dinner and you bring a friend in a tank top and T shirt i can tell him to bounce.If im feeding you and entertaining you for free you could at least find a tie.

BTW I saw nothing saying the dad was on a Buddy pass...maybe he copped his with cash or credit card miles.

I assume all these people are literate and the rules are written on the pass so there should be no excuse for this...Dont like the rules dont take the pass.

The irony is they tried to turn it into a social justice battle instead of hitting the nearest duty free and buying some skirts or pants and getting on the plane.....it shows how problem solving skills have taken a backseat to problem causing skills....

people dont look for solutions anymore they just throw tantrums in this world the liberal lawyers have created...everyone wants to be a victim

There is only one reason for the company to have a dress code in this situation and that's to protect their brand from the embarrassment of an "improperly dressed buddy pass holder. Even then it's somewhat dubious as people don't go around with that fact tattooed on their forehead. However, I do understand why they would want some protection in these cases. Ironically their brand suffered enormous negative publicity from their initial attempt to strictly hold a 10 year old girl to this arbitrary and antiquated dress code and their tone deaf response on social media. The gate agent should've exercised some discretion, the social media person should've stopped trying to battle everyone on twitter and they need to revisit their policy.