A woman has claimed that she was escorted off a Delta plane because she wasn't wearing a bra.
Lisa Archbold, a self-employed DJ, was flying from Salt Lake City to San Francisco on January 22 after attending the Sundance Film Festival, as reported by Yahoo News Australia.
Minutes before Archbold's flight was scheduled to take off, she was "loudly" called to the front of the aircraft by a ground crew member who said they urgently needed to speak to her.
The crew member, who was a woman, ushered her off the airplane to criticize her outfit, apparently telling Archbold that what she was wearing was "offensive attire" and "revealing".
The frustrated DJ explained to the publication that she was stunned by the criticism as she was sporting a "baggy" white shirt and pants, adding: "After this long speech, she tells me she would allow me to stay on the flight if I put on my jacket.
"I looked like a girl who didn’t care about being dressed like one," the artist - who identifies as queer - explained, claiming that her sexuality may have been why she was unjustly treated.
When it was time to leave the aircraft upon arrival, Archbold went up to one of the male crew members and expressed her frustration about the situation, saying she felt it was "discrimination".
"He replied verbatim, 'Our official policy on Delta Airlines is that women must cover up,'" she told the outlet.
Archbold opened up about her situation on X (formerly Twitter), writing: "@Delta I was extracted from a Delta flight for not wearing a bra. The gate attendant waited until the entire plane was seated, then asked to speak to me privately and escorted me off the plane, like a criminal. I was told 'The official policy of @Delta is that women must cover up.'"
Many people took to the comment section to defend her, with one person sharing: "I can't see anything through your shirt. I don't understand what the airline's problem with your attire is. I see nothing wrong."
Another chimed in: "I don't know… they look fine to me!" a third user interjected: "Definitely sueable if they don't formally apologize. Disgusting subsidie airline." (sic)
Meanwhile, others said Delta made the right choice to reprimand her, as someone questioned: "Do you think they'd let a man on the plane with a see-through shirt?"
A second wrote: "The fabric has a see-through appearance, so, can see the airline's issue with it," and one more added: "I love transparent shirts & have famous female DJ friend who wears transparent shirts on stage BUT @Delta did the right thing in this case.
"Imagine all the backlash they’d get when parents snap pics of you while they are [covering] the eyes of their 7-year-olds. Save it for stage!" they concluded.
The airline reached out to Archbold via email and offered an apology, but according to her, they "stopped short of admitting any wrongdoing".
"I don’t need miles or an apology, I need Delta to be interested in the safety of their passengers," she said. "The dress code is extremely subjective. Subjective policies are easy vessels of abuse. They are easy to shift. Let’s make everyone more safe."
