This is the best teen urban legend I have never heard until now 😂

This feels like a teenage conspiracy theory, like when my ex-boyfriend told me the FBI taps white lighters and that’s why you shouldn’t buy them. (Brah, why do you think the FBI gives a fuuuuck what you’re doing? You’re a 16-year-old gas station attendant in Michigan.)

I just finished The People vs. OJ Simpson this weekend (I’m late to the party, I know) and I was surprised at how much I didn’t know. Then I remembered that I was in 8th grade during this circus show and I cared more about cheerleading and Weezer than the details of some high profile murder case. That being said, it…

Or, y’know, regular pants. Or shorts. It’s not like there’s nothing between frilly dresses and leggings.
When I traveled non-rev as a kidlet, I would wear pants and collared shirts and my dress shoes because the codes were even stricter back in the day. My parents were already worried about whether there would be…

Even when I am taking care of him.

exactly. policy is policy. every company has dumb ones, but if you want the perks of flying business class for free...suck it up and put on compliant clothes. don’t like it? buy a full price ticket and dress however the fuck you want.

There are plenty of comfortable options to fly in other than leggings. They could have worn jeans and there wouldn’t have been an issue. People are dying on this weird leggings hill like it’s the only option ever for children to be comfortable.

You know the differences between lycra, spandex, rayon, nylon, elastane, or other synthetic blends on sight? That’s just what I am pointing out. Someone who isn’t going to study the fabric has a vague sense in their head about what “lycra” or “spandex” tight fitting pants would be. Is it wrong to put so much power in…

And here are some skinny dress pants for the 10 yr old in question in this story, for a whole $14. It isn’t an impossibility to find decent dress clothes. If you know you are flying regularly, and using the pass, and know the rules, just follow them. It’s not that hard.

It projects a higher end image. A higher end image allows you to charge more to people who want a higher end service.

the policy is stupid, i agree completely. but it’s policy. the gate agent was merely doing their job.

Yes I do. Because I saw it happen both times. When airlines “clear” non-rev passengers for seats, they call them all up to the gate agent at the same time to pick up their tickets with seat assignments. In both instances, the gate agent looked at my outfit (jeans and a top) and gave me a ticket. Meanwhile, the second…

Schools enforce stricter rules all the time. My school dress code was much stricter than what united airelines has. It really isn’t that difficult.

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…

Cargo shorts are allowed as per UA pass travel rules. Pants that are “form fitting/lycra/spandex leggings” are explicitly prohibited. I’m a UA pass rider (and a woman) and I’ve flown non-rev in shorts before. Athletic shorts are a no-no, but khakis or bermuda shorts are a-OK.

If my 10 year old nephew went to the 21 Club to tell Trump to suck it, I would make him put on a jacket. Do you know why, cause it is required - no matter how sexy he is.

Where did I say children in leggings are a problem? Are you aware of what a dress code is?

OMG! A second story about this on here?!

Leggings ban?

If you are flying for free as an employee or relative of an employee, it’s reasonable to expect you to adhere to the dress code. I respectfully suggest that these celebrities find another cause to rally behind.