A man was reportedly removed from a Delta Airlines flight at Sarasota Bradenton International Airport on Saturday morning for wearing a shirt featuring former President Donald Trump making obscene gestures and referencing an internet meme, according to the New York Post.
The incident occurred after the man had already complied with a request to alter his shirt, only to revert it back to its original state before takeoff.
The man wore a black T-shirt showing Trump in American flag-coloured sunglasses, holding up two middle fingers. The shirt also included the phrase, “Hawk tuah spit on that thang,” referencing a viral internet clip.
According to a post in the Reddit group r/delta, the man announced while walking down the aisle with his luggage, “I’m getting kicked off because of my shirt.”
He also made a disparaging remark about a female flight attendant who was escorting him off the plane, saying, “And this is her reporting, stupid-ass Wendy.”
According to the post by SKBeachGirl, the man was seated and waiting to board the flight when an airline staffer informed him that someone had complained about his shirt. He was told to either change it or be barred from boarding the plane. The man initially complied by turning the shirt inside out and was allowed to board.
“Next thing I know, right before takeoff, a Delta employee comes on the plane and escorts him off the flight, he had flipped his shirt back to the decal side,” SKBeachGirl wrote.
Delta Airlines has a policy outlined in its Contract of Carriage that grants the airline the discretion to remove passengers from flights for reasons including passenger comfort or safety, the comfort or safety of others, or to prevent property damage.
The policy states that passengers can be removed if their “conduct, attire, hygiene or odour creates an unreasonable risk of offence or annoyance to other passengers” among other criteria.
This is not the first time attire-related issues have caused disruptions on Delta flights. Earlier this year, another Delta passenger, Lisa Archbold, 38, said she was almost removed from a flight after attempting to board without wearing a bra.
Archbold claimed this incident occurred when she boarded a flight from Salt Lake City to San Francisco in January. She wore baggy jeans and a loose white T-shirt without a bra. A gate agent temporarily escorted her off the plane, demanding that she cover up, despite her breasts not being visible.
Archbold claimed the gate agent told her that her attire was “revealing” and “offensive,” further stating it violated the airline’s policy.
The incident occurred after the man had already complied with a request to alter his shirt, only to revert it back to its original state before takeoff.
The man wore a black T-shirt showing Trump in American flag-coloured sunglasses, holding up two middle fingers. The shirt also included the phrase, “Hawk tuah spit on that thang,” referencing a viral internet clip.
According to a post in the Reddit group r/delta, the man announced while walking down the aisle with his luggage, “I’m getting kicked off because of my shirt.”
He also made a disparaging remark about a female flight attendant who was escorting him off the plane, saying, “And this is her reporting, stupid-ass Wendy.”
According to the post by SKBeachGirl, the man was seated and waiting to board the flight when an airline staffer informed him that someone had complained about his shirt. He was told to either change it or be barred from boarding the plane. The man initially complied by turning the shirt inside out and was allowed to board.
“Next thing I know, right before takeoff, a Delta employee comes on the plane and escorts him off the flight, he had flipped his shirt back to the decal side,” SKBeachGirl wrote.
Delta Airlines has a policy outlined in its Contract of Carriage that grants the airline the discretion to remove passengers from flights for reasons including passenger comfort or safety, the comfort or safety of others, or to prevent property damage.
The policy states that passengers can be removed if their “conduct, attire, hygiene or odour creates an unreasonable risk of offence or annoyance to other passengers” among other criteria.
This is not the first time attire-related issues have caused disruptions on Delta flights. Earlier this year, another Delta passenger, Lisa Archbold, 38, said she was almost removed from a flight after attempting to board without wearing a bra.
Archbold claimed this incident occurred when she boarded a flight from Salt Lake City to San Francisco in January. She wore baggy jeans and a loose white T-shirt without a bra. A gate agent temporarily escorted her off the plane, demanding that she cover up, despite her breasts not being visible.
Archbold claimed the gate agent told her that her attire was “revealing” and “offensive,” further stating it violated the airline’s policy.
Source : Times of India
