{"id":7711,"date":"2025-01-29T04:28:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T04:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo5.dedicatedhost247.com\/zexo\/no-shoes-no-service-when-passengers-step-aboard-a-spirit-airlines-flight\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T04:28:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T04:28:05","slug":"no-shoes-no-service-when-passengers-step-aboard-a-spirit-airlines-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo5.dedicatedhost247.com\/zexo\/no-shoes-no-service-when-passengers-step-aboard-a-spirit-airlines-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"No shoes, no service when passengers step aboard a Spirit Airlines flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Spirit Airlines customers have to don unprovocative\u00a0clothes that do not expose \u201cbreasts, buttocks, or other private parts\u201d when aboard  the low-cost carrier, according to new standards posted this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">The Florida-based airline updated its \u201ccontract of carriage\u201d terms on Wednesday with updated language covering the appearance of passengers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">A customer can be taken off the flight if they are \u201cbarefoot or inadequately clothed (i.e., see-through clothing; not adequately covered; exposed breasts, buttocks, or other private parts) or whose clothing or article, including body art, is lewd, obscene, or offensive in nature,\u201d  <a href=\"https:\/\/content.spirit.com\/Shared\/en-us\/Documents\/Contract_of_Carriage.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/content.spirit.com\/Shared\/en-us\/Documents\/Contract_of_Carriage.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pages 9 and 10 the updated <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/content.spirit.com\/Shared\/en-us\/Documents\/Contract_of_Carriage.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">standards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">Before Wednesday, the standard was more vague.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250121184942\/https:\/\/content.spirit.com\/Shared\/en-us\/Documents\/Contract_of_Carriage.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Page 9 of the guidance, as it appeared on Tuesday, <\/a>said only that \u201cbarefoot or inadequately clothed\u201d passengers and those \u201cwhose clothing is lewd, obscene, or offensive in nature\u201d could be taken off.<\/p>\n<section class=\"embed-widget embedWidget embed-widget--medium\" data-testid=\"embed-widget\"\/>\n<p class=\"body-graf\">A representative for Spirit Airlines could not be immediately reached for comment on Friday to explain why the added language was necessary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-graf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/SAVEQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spirit serves<\/a> several<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spirit.com\/en\/route-map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spirit.com\/en\/route-map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">major U.S. cities such as Atlanta, Los Angeles, Dallas, Chicago and Denver in addition to <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spirit.com\/en\/route-map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">locales in <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spirit.com\/en\/route-map\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Central and South America<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark body-graf\">It\u2019s also a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SgSRThgF1Lg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">popular target of comedians<\/a>, who enjoy poking fun of the airline\u2019s ultra-no-frills nature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline-contributors articleBylineContainer\">\n<div class=\"expanded-byline article-expanded-byline\" data-activity-map=\"expanded-byline-article-bottom\">\n<div class=\"byline-thumbnail byline-thumbnail--has-image expanded-byline__thumbnail\" data-testid=\"byline-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/david-k-li-ncpn915856\" tabindex=\"-1\"><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/newscms\/2019_28\/2931081\/190618-david-k-li-byline2174.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2019_28\/2931081\/190618-david-k-li-byline2174.jpg 1x\"\/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline-name expanded-byline__name\" data-testid=\"byline-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/david-k-li-ncpn915856\">David K. Li<\/a><\/span><span class=\"byline-social expanded-byline__social\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/davidkli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/mailto:David.Li@nbcuni.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-email\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline__bio-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"byline-bio expanded-byline__bio\">Senior Breaking News Reporter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline article-expanded-byline\" data-activity-map=\"expanded-byline-article-bottom\">\n<div class=\"byline-thumbnail byline-thumbnail--has-image expanded-byline__thumbnail\" data-testid=\"byline-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/janhvi-bhojwani-ncpn1214471\" tabindex=\"-1\"><picture data-testid=\"picture\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_avif,q_auto:eco,dpr_2\/newscms\/2024_50\/3672054\/e22cspssd-w010p9th89e-0501235010fe-512.png 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2024_50\/3672054\/e22cspssd-w010p9th89e-0501235010fe-512.png 1x\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2024_50\/3672054\/e22cspssd-w010p9th89e-0501235010fe-512.png\" alt=\"\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"\/><\/picture><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline-name expanded-byline__name\" data-testid=\"byline-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/author\/janhvi-bhojwani-ncpn1214471\">Janhvi Bhojwani<\/a><\/span><span class=\"byline-social expanded-byline__social\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JanhviBhojwani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/mailto:Janhvi.Bhojwani@nbcuni.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-email\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline__bio-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"byline-bio expanded-byline__bio\">Janhvi Bhojwani is a reporter for NBC News based in Washington, D.C. She is fluent in Bahasa Indonesia and specializes in utilizing open-source intelligence tools (OSINT) for visual investigations, verification, social media discovery, and newsgathering of user generated content (UGC).\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cristian Santana<!-- --> <!-- -->contributed<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spirit Airlines customers have to don unprovocative\u00a0clothes that do not expose \u201cbreasts, buttocks, or other private parts\u201d when aboard the low-cost carrier, according to new standards posted this week. The Florida-based airline updated its \u201ccontract of carriage\u201d terms on Wednesday with updated language covering the appearance of passengers. 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