Are you too pretty to fly?
I believe that we have just crossed the line from irritating to incredulous in the Southwest Airlines fashion police scandal. As I'm sure everyone is now aware, last year, Kyla Ebberts raised a huge ruckus with Southwest when they asked her to change out of the skimpy clothing that she was wearing on a flight. She was perfectly warranted in her argument, mind you; as numerous images prove, she wasn't wearing anything more than a tight shirt and a really short skirt.
Now it seems like it's getting out of hand. In the most recent chapter of Skirtgate, two teens flying between Tampa and Los Angeles are crying foul because they were escorted off the plane by security officers (at the destination). Apparently they were causing a disruption on the plane because they couldn't get water when they wanted it and were knocking on the lavatory door while someone was inside.
Their side of the story is that the flight attendants were rude and discriminatory to them, saying,
"I think they were just discriminating against because we were young decent-looking girls. I mean, nobody else on the plane looked like us except us. [The flight attendants] were like older ladies. We were younger. Who knows, they could have been just jealous of us because we were younger."
Or maybe you were just being spoiled brats.
Details at Tampa Bay's 10 are still fuzzy, but I have a feeling I know how this is going to turn out.
***Update! Paula Berg from Southwest comments on the debacle! Read her comments here.***
***Another Update! Southwest's official video reply can be seen here.***
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 9)
Feb 24th 2008 @ 8:14PM
pat said...
where ever you may go fly asian airline you will be treat it like kings
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Feb 24th 2008 @ 8:18PM
De said...
Definitely discriminatory if they didn't even bat an eye at the guy who yelled the profanity first. What's so wrong with getting water, anyhow? I've never been told I had to wait until they were in "water dispensing mode" when I asked for water. I asked, they gave me water. Just another reason to add to the long list of why we hate Southwest.
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Feb 25th 2008 @ 9:15PM
manchld said...
In my experience a Southwest flight attendant will get you a drink whenever you ask except possibly during the initial ascent period and the descent. Most of the attendants try to be in their seats during this period, and do not have time to roam back and forth.
Everyone I know who has flown Southwest loves the service, and I have never had a bad experience in over 100 flights with them.
Jul 10th 2008 @ 12:58PM
Michelle said...
I agree manchld. Anyway, have you ever thought, De, that perhaps they were making that story up for the media so people will feel sorry for them? It's a flight attendant's job to make the visitors feel comfortable, and, in every experience I've had, if you ask for water, they will give you water. But if you want to be a spoiled brat and yell and fuss because you expect the flight attendants to be able to read your mind and know when you want something, then this is what you get.
Feb 24th 2008 @ 8:22PM
southcalgal said...
Wow! Those skanks are delusional at best thinking they are pretty-yucky is more like it. My neighbor's collie is prettier than the skanks.
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Feb 25th 2008 @ 2:37AM
noa said...
wow, southcalgirl.i dont think you ARE from southcal, you sound more likme you are from kentucky.
Enjoy your neighbor's collie.I'm sure you twp will be very happy.
Feb 24th 2008 @ 8:24PM
kc said...
hey girls !!! The flight attendants were right!! if you want to dress like that( like going to the beach, partying, etc), is ok,but not in a airplane!!! If you want to show off, too bad!!Probably you don`t know what dress code means...
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Feb 27th 2008 @ 4:16AM
Nerdola said...
What's wrong wearing clothes to party in on an airline? Next you'll be wanting women to wear burkas all the time, and then how do men get interested?
Feb 24th 2008 @ 8:29PM
Lisa said...
Thats why I drive everywhere lol
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Feb 24th 2008 @ 8:30PM
De said...
Uh... there *are* no dress codes on airplanes, other than you must wear clothes. At least not on any of the airlines *I've* traveled.
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Feb 25th 2008 @ 5:41AM
Daniel said...
It's like, oh my gosh, it's so hot, and I can't have a bottle of water, just wait until I tell my daddy, give me a break. Dress decently, mind your manners, respect your elders, and stop using your looks to get ahead.
Like I said before, good looks are a waste if the lights are on and no ones home. It's like buying a Corvette with a 4 cyl. engine.
Feb 24th 2008 @ 8:32PM
kim said...
YOU WERE BEING DISRUPTIVE LITTLE BRATS!!
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Feb 25th 2008 @ 12:53AM
Chris said...
yup... ! I agree!! typical CA-FL stupid little brats!
May 27th 2008 @ 7:42PM
barbara said...
Why do they think it was because they were too pretty, maybe too ugly. I find you guys to be a bit despicable and u need to learn to dress.
Feb 24th 2008 @ 8:37PM
cie said...
WHAT?! TOO PRETTY TO FLY? HELLO! THOSE TWO GIRLS LOOK LIKE PROSTITUTES! IF THE FACE OF THOSE TWO IS THE STANDARD OF BEAUTY, WHOA! THIS WORLD IS FULL OF UGLY PEOPLE THEN!
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Feb 24th 2008 @ 8:37PM
Dee said...
Give me a break. These girls appear to be very immature and stupid. There are many beautiful older women who are too smart to make claims like that.
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Feb 24th 2008 @ 8:39PM
abby said...
these girls are NOT too pretty to fly, they are as ugly as they get. probably why they dress skimpy, to make up for what they lack in the head area. girls like these are the reason why some older people may actually hate younger girls. whatever, they're stupid brats who probably souldn't be so high up in the air anyway...might take away from what little brain they may have.
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Feb 24th 2008 @ 8:40PM
De said...
What is immature or disruptive about asking for water or going to the bathroom???!!!
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Feb 26th 2008 @ 11:52AM
rcorrino said...
@De
Immature is not being able to wait until the flight attendant has some time free to get you your water and disruptive is not being able to wait for your turn to go to the bathroom.
If these girls have illusions of being princesses and are acting as such, maybe they should ask their parents to charter a plain for then and stop flying southwest.
If I was on that flight I would have bitch slapped those two and I would be sure when we got to the ground and those two complained no one would have "seen" what I did.
Feb 25th 2008 @ 7:32PM
JohnS said...
Nothing immature about either of those things. Howver, banging on the bathroom door when you know someone is in there is what 6 year olds do. I assume these girls are old er than that, hence, they are immature.