Women pulled of flight

[Daffodil]

I read that a group of women on a hen party had been taken off a flight for wearing t shirts with an offensive message on.

[JohnF]

Yeah, noticed that one as well.  They were told at check in to keep their t shirts covered up, they later chose not too.  Bad choice.  Bumped.

You can tell it's a slow news day...

JF

[Daffodil]

My eight year old grandson heard me telling my husband what had happened and said they should have waited until they were up in the air! I thought he was a sweet little boy! Now I am shocked.

[kevin3]

        What's wrong with pulling a woman on holiday.?   

[Colwyn]

Bitch.

See! Even CBF doesn't have a hissy fit if you use this term. Where did Jet2 get so up tight? Was it brought up in a convent?

[KKOB]

It seems that you can now vote fellow passengers off of a flight if you don't like the colour of their skin or the clothes they're wearing.

[Lotty]

Kevin!

[Menthol]

I'm confused.

Did it say 'bitch' or 'Kevin' on the t-shirts?

[Taddy]

Without the full facts it is difficult to tell what went off here.  It would be interesting know if JET2 T&Cs state that Shirts/T-shirts liable to cause offence or political are not permitted on their flights, similar to Disney parks.( I have seen people dressed as Suddam Hussain  on a flight with rubber face mask and no one bat an eyelid.)
 
Suppose if other passengers have complained staff have to act. 
If the you were asked to cover up by airline staff then what choices do you have?   You either do as you are told, or you risked being ordered off the plane.  All it takes is for your mates to get a bit vocal though..

[JohnF]

You're right, always two sides to a story - however, couple of facts that both sides seem to agree on:

They were asked prior to boarding to either change their t shirts or cover them up as Jet2 staff felt the slogan was offensive.

Once boarded some decided to take of jackets/cardies/hoodies etc therefore displaying the slogan.

End result, they were removed from flight.

Personally, I don't think it was terribly offensive and the Jet2 staff were a bit overly sensitive on behalf of the other passengers.  That said, if check in/gate staff tell you to do something, then you do it.  If you decide to disregard them, then you should be prepared to accept the consequences, which in this case was being chucked off the flight and about two grand in rebooking flights.

JF