Woman ‘Completely Humiliated’ After Almost Barred From Flight Because Of Shirt

When dress code standards are "implied" instead of coming from actual policy, whether or not someone is following said dress code is as subjective as the employee making the call.

If you ask three different people about an airline's dress code policy, you're likely to get three completely different answers. This is because most airlines have minimal dress requirements (shoes and shirts) coupled with vague rules such as "no inappropriate clothing."

On January 13th, a woman traveling with United Airlines from Denver to Newark became the subject of controversy after an airline employee decided that the woman's clothing was "not appropriate."

However, this is the first time she has ever encountered issues boarding a United Airlines plane.

"I didn’t get a reason at first, and then there was a little bit of shuffling going on with the other employees," she explains.

Eventually, a supervisor told her that she was not allowed to board the plane because of the shirt she was wearing.

It is important to note that there is no formal dress code for United Airlines passengers.

The employees later changed their minds and allowed Worldwide to board the plane, but by that point, she felt extremely humiliated. She was offered a travel voucher as an apology, which she did not take.

"At United, our goal is for our customers to feel welcome and have a comfortable journey.," the statement reads, "We are reaching out to our customer to better understand what happened."

"Two hundred dollars doesn’t even compare to the humiliation that I faced," she explains, "And if another female has to face this, I’d rather get the word out and maybe they’ll choose a different airline."

h/t: CBS Denver