IndiGo bars woman in 'short dress' from flight
October 29, 2015 09:03
A woman passenger who was "inappropriately dressed" according to Indigo Airline was not allowed to board an IndiGo flight from Mumbai to New Delhi on Monday.
The woman in question is a a former IndiGo employee and her sister is now employed by the same airline. According to co-passengers, the woman, who was wearing a dress, missed her flight, though she was accommodated on a later flight after she reportedly changed into trousers.
While IndiGo confirmed the incident, it said the woman was stopped in accordance with a 'specific dress code' that applies to its employees and their family members when they travel using the 'staff leisure travel privileges' offered by the airline.