Filed under: Consumer experience, Scandals, Southwest Airlines (LUV)

Picture this: You arrive for your Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) flight early. You manage to avoid packing excessive amounts of liquids in your carry-on baggage. You remember your ID, you wait until your seat is called, you stow your bags properly. You’re even prepared to turn off your electronic devices and stow your tray table and put your seat in its upright and locked position when … you’re asked to leave the plane because you’re showing a little too much leg.

Haha! What is this, 1951? Nope. It’s 2007, and a few months ago waitress Kyla Ebbert (who works at Hooters, where scantily-clad is a good thing) was escorted off a Southwest Airlines flight from San Diego to Tucson because her outfit — a miniskirt, tank top, and cropped sweater — was too revealing (check out the photo: I don’t see any cleavage and she was wearing a bra). She put up a fuss and was eventually let back on the plane after a lecture on her dress, or lack thereof.

I’m all for appropriate clothing, but personally saw nothing in Ebbert’s outfit that was cringe-worthy. And if it was?

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