Power Trips and Male Flight Attendants

[UltraBudgie]

Perhaps he, in this case, was triggered by the shirt... or perhaps he felt he was restricting the passenger "on behalf of unspoken others" (maybe sincere, maybe virtue signaling.) Allowing the attendants to be the "sole arbiter" of changing (contract carrier) outcomes in travel is not wise.

As far as I could find, the airline has not issued a statement on the details of this, so the only thing to go on is Banks' claim that she was told her shirt was "threatening".  I am not sure what her reaction was when being told her attire was unacceptable, and how the situation might have escalated.  None of us were there.  No one who felt "threatened" has told their side of the story.  I do find it interesting that, as she was braless under this apparently fairly form-fitting shirt*, she claims she was forced to remove it, and replace it with a sweatshirt that she had.  Couldn't the sweatshirt have been worn over the shirt?  It seems very unreasonable that the airline required her to strip it off on the jetway.  Perhaps she was told that she was not getting back on the plane wearing her current outfit, and felt she had no choice but to go to such an extreme.  Regardless, the incident certainly seems to have garnered her quite a bit of attention; perhaps we'll hear more.  It is somewhat despicable, a worthy cause being used for a personal agenda, if that is indeed what happened.