A Delta Air Lines passenger was kicked off of a flight leaving Sarasota, Florida because of their Donald Trump t-shirt.
Another passenger complained about the shirt, which depicted Trump extending his middle fingers captioned “Hawk Tuah Spit On That Thang.” Airline staff informed the man that he would need to change his shirt if he wanted to fly. He turned it inside out so that the image wasn’t visible, then boarded the aircraft.
However once ensconced at his seat he “flipped his shirt back to the decal side.” In response, he was removed from the aircraft.
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While the flight’s destination isn’t mentioned, Delta serves Atlanta, Minneapolis and New York LaGuardia on Saturdays from Sarasota – but only Atlanta flights depart in the morning. The video was posted prior to either the Minneapolis or New York flights boarding, so this was a flight headed to Atlanta.
Ironically, Delta’s CEO was full of praise for Trump when he thought it would advance the airline’s political agenda. However airline staff have removed flyers over their pro-Trump conversations as well. Some passengers contend their pro-Trump attire gets them worse service when they fly.
Meanwhile, passengers also often get dress-coded even though the standards given to employees to enforce are far from clear.
Yet we often see far more flamboyant or skimpy attire on planes, too. Here’s women in swimsuits checking in for an American Airlines flight while the carrier’s agents are like ‘no big deal.’
Is a Trump t-shirt with middle fingers extended appropriate in public? I don’t think so. Is it clearly grounds for removal from an aircraft? I’m not sure. Employees in Sarasota concluded that it would disqualify the man from flying today. He defied them, and found out.