BRA CLASH
Air crew dress-coded me & threatened to throw me off plane for going ‘no-bra’ – some men have bigger boobs than me
The woman said another crew member's response to her upset was 'pretty gross'
A WOMAN has been left humiliated after she was reprimanded by airline staff and almost kicked off her flight for not wearing a bra.
Self-employed DJ Lisa Archbold said she was "loudly" summoned to the front of the plane and scolded for her "offensive attire".
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The New York-based New Zealand expat was travelling from Salt Lake City to San Francisco in the US on January 22 when the confusing situation allegedly unfolded onboard a Delta Airlines flight.
Lisa, whose stage name is Djette Kiwi, said "every single person" had taken their seat - meaning many were watching on - as she was herded into the passenger gangway by a female crew member and reprimanded.
She said an airline staffer called her outfit of choice, which comprised a "baggy" T-shirt and long pants, "revealing" and "offensive attire".
The DJ told Yahoo! News Australia: "After this long speech, she tells me she would allow me to stay on the flight if I put on my jacket.
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";Keep in mind this flight was an hour and a half long so I was not going to be out of my seat again."
She continued: "So whatever offence she was pretending was happening from my nipples, she had just created that offence again, so it wasn’t logical - it was humiliation."
The dress code is extremely subjective. Subjective policies are easy vessels of abuse
Lisa Archbold
The woman said she felt she was "dressed like a little boy" and that the staff member "weaponised Delta's policy to humiliate and abuse a woman" who "she didn't think was being a woman in the right way".
She added that many men, including some who were on the same flight, had "bigger breasts than me".
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Lisa, who identifies as queer, explained that she removed her coat in the airport at Salt Lake City before boarding her flight, as the weather had been warmer than expected.
She said: "I looked like a girl who didn’t care about being dressed like one," adding that she wondered whether the "discrimination" she felt she faced was related to her queerness.
To keep the peace, Lisa wore her jacket for the duration of the flight.
But she expressed her disappointment over the situation to a male member of staff.
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Lisa said: "He replied verbatim, 'Our official policy on Delta Airlines is that women must cover up.'
"It's pretty gross."
Since calling out the airline, Lisa said Delta had issued an apology but "stopped short of admitting any wrongdoing".
She told a reporter: "I don’t need miles or an apology, I need Delta to be interested in the safety of their passengers.
"The dress code is extremely subjective. Subjective policies are easy vessels of abuse. They are easy to shift. Let’s make everyone more safe."
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Under Delta's domestic contract of carriage, the airline can refuse entry or deplane travellers when "the passenger's conduct, attire, hygiene or odour creates an unreasonable risk of offence or annoyance to other passengers".
The Sun has reached out to Delta for comment.
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