Could just be the elephant blanket, seems to be a cat attractant.

If cats would only like our dogs too.

This little lady snuggled me all day yesterday so obviously she loves me.

Very, very true . . .
Until now I’d assumed one of the parents was the pass-holder, and they’d somehow gotten lax. But that may not be the case, and even so, you’re right in pointing out that it wasn’t the family causing the PR problem, but some random bystander who doesn’t understand . . . whoever the pass provider…

Starring for a thoughtful comment. ⭐️ And it raises an excellent question: what if a passenger expected to adhere to this rule arrived in gender non-conforming (though rule-compliant) dress. Would s/he be permitted to board?

Because the rest of us who’ve flown non-rev have put up with this, and are aware that the standards aren’t anywhere near onerous. Back in my day (when we rode in the latest Boeing-model pterodactyls), they were even stricter and required collared shirts, no jeans, etc. They’re really not ridiculous, they’re basic.
And…

I’m the daughter of a regional carrier pilot. People with non-rev passes live and die by the dress codes, because it’s absolutely not worth being bumped off a flight and potentially having to wait hours or even days for another because you wanted to fly comfy.

No, it does not say “containing lycra.” It says (and I quote from my own pass rider paperwork) no “form fitting lycra/spandex tops, pants and dresses.” Leggings are lycra pants, ergo, no leggings when you’re pass traveling. They’re not asking you to go all biblical and not mix your fibers in your blouses or your jeans.

*appalling

As I read the rules in their entirety, they strike me as less about policing what women wear, which I would consider to be sexist, and more about steering all non-revs away from flying is athletic wear (sweats/track pants) for men or athleisure (yoga pants/leggings) for women. The airlines just really don’t want their…

This is worthy of an eye roll and a “that’s fucking stupid” but that’s as far as I’m willing to go. I’ve seen leggings look just as professional as pants, and I’ve seen them look horrible and sloppy. The policy might err a little too much on the side of caution, especially with kids, but if you know that’s what it is,…

The amount of manufactured outrage and projection in this article is appaling.

Grow the fuck up, people. It was a free flight. For employees. Wear clothes. This is whybwe can’t have nice things. Were too busy feeling oppressed by dress codes.

IDK, don’t really know the full details of the story but I tell my 5 yr old that leggings are not pants. They are to be worn under skirts and dresses but not on their own. Her schools dress code also forbids leggings as pants. I also don’t wear leggings at all or yoga pants outside of the house so I’m weird.

If you look at UA’s rules for pass riders (full disclosure: I am a UA pass rider), cargo shorts are permitted (khaki and bermuda shorts are OK for men and women), while lycra/spandex/form fitting leggings are expressly prohibited. So the gate agent didn’t make an arbitrary call to police one and not the other. It’s…

So dress codes are now evil and bad *facepalm.

This is like when Madeline Albright was refused entry to the British ambassador’s black tie reception, clad solely in 2 feet of tit-tape and an oven glove.

Fuck it. #TeamUnited. There i said it.

I remember being thirsty *all the time* as a kid. The teacher would line us up at the water fountain and chant “1 2 3 that’s enough for me” and it was NEVER ENOUGH. Also “leave some for the fishes”, fuck the fishes, I’m thirsty!