Dress Codes for airplane trips

Kestrel452

Kestrel452

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Does anyone else here get bothered by people showing up for flights in TOO informal of clothing? If I ever go on a plane, the minimum attire for me is a polo or button up shirt with non-baggy looking pants. My dad also dresses nicer than usual if we are going on a commercial flight.

Do you guys as pilots feel like your job is being degraded of its prestige by people showing up in baggy pants and t-shirts? Do you feel it is disrespectful? I know I would feel that way.

If I had my own charter company, I would for sure have a dress code.
 
It comes with the ticket prices. If you want to compete with Greyhound's prices, then you have to be willing to carry some of their passengers.

I guess some could argue that no job that pays $18k a year warrants a tie, though.
 
Murdoughnut said:
It comes with the ticket prices. If you want to compete with Greyhound's prices, then you have to be willing to carry some of their passengers.

I guess some could argue that no job that pays $18k a year warrants a tie, though.
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yeah, exactly that. When someone is payin 50 bucks for a round trip ticket, i can guarantee you they aint showin up in a three piece suite.
 
I dont really care that much.....I am more focused on flying and getting the pax to the destination on time than what the pax are wearing.
 
I'm not 100% sure I understand what you're asking. What i'm getting out of this is that you're upset when passengers show up in very casual attire. If that's the case I'd say, what's the problem? They're paying to be on an aircraft that they probably don't want to be on if we're talking airline, and they want to be comfortable. Most people could care less about flying so to 'dress appropriately' for a flight would never even cross the mind of an average person.

Working line I've seen people get off Gulfstreams with stained tshirts and flip flops. It shouldn't leave the crew feeling degraded, they're doing their job which is flying the airplane and getting their passengers to their destination safely, they're not responsible to any attire other than their own.
 
Why should someone care what a pax wears on the plane? They're paying for the trip.

If it's jumpseaters, then that's another story.
 
My preference is to not look like a slob while flying (i.e., I dress-up from my normal state).

However, if I were to design a "traveling outfit" to the specifications of needing to go through the TSA probing and sitting in the same narrow seat for potentially six or eight hours, it would end up being something like a cotton t-shirt, sweatpants, flip-flops and a pillow.

What the t-shirt and ass of the sweatpants would have written on them is at the discretion of the consumer.
 
Mark815 said:
I'm not 100% sure I understand what you're asking. What i'm getting out of this is that you're upset when passengers show up in very casual attire. If that's the case I'd say, what's the problem? They're paying to be on an aircraft that they probably don't want to be on if we're talking airline, and they want to be comfortable. Most people could care less about flying so to 'dress appropriately' for a flight would never even cross the mind of an average person.

Working line I've seen people get off Gulfstreams with stained tshirts and flip flops. It shouldn't leave the crew feeling degraded, they're doing their job which is flying the airplane and getting their passengers to their destination safely, they're not responsible to any attire other than their own.
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charters or privately owned planes are a whole different story.

If someone owns a million dollar plus private jet, do you really need them to dress nice to prove themselves? When I was flyin the slowtation, the owner would show up in cut-off shorts, tank top, and flip flops, with a gallon of crown. But he owned the plane, and signed my check, so he owned me. Actually a great guy to have for a boss.

Nothing like showin up at SDL in a white t-shirt, jeans with a skull ring, flip flops, and askin for 500 gallons of jet a.
 
I have to agree with what others have said. PAX can dress however they want just as long as they're bathed, lol. Too tight of quarters on many planes for poor personal hygiene.

Normally I wear jeans and a polo. First class and I'll wear slacks and a button up or nice polo - no I'm not loaded, actually quite broke, just have a significant other who happens to work for a major so we take advantage of the benefits.
 
Back around 1993 I was an FO in Miami. A major ticket price war erupted between the airlines. We ended up calling it "The Summer of the Bus People". Those who normally rode Greyhound were now on our flights. Their attire and habits followed.

In those days it wasn't unusual for the flight attendant to offer a bowl filled with a variety of snacks for the passengers to choose. The Bus People would literally grab handfuls and stuff them into their carry-on "Gucci Luggage" consisting of paper and/or Wal-Mart plastic sacks. We filled up all the seats, so I guess the airline was happy.

The dress code for non-rev used to be a coat and tie for first class and collared shirt and slacks for coach. A couple years after the "Summer of the Bus People", the code was relaxed because everyone could tell who the airline employees were by their dress.
 
Personally, if I was buying a full-fare ticket, I'd opt for my typical day-off wear: Windpants, a t-shirt, and soccer sandals. If I'm going to be cramped up for a few hours in an airplane, I'd like to be comfortable. I see nothing wrong with that.

My peeve is when customers do not take care of their personal hygiene (not showering, not using deodorant), or take the "dressing-down" thing too far and wear something offensive. I'm sorry, but your t-shirt with a massive four-letter word above "YOU" is not acceptable. I'm sure you'd get kicked out of a restaurant with that on, so it's certainly not acceptable on an airplane.

Last week I saw a new one: A woman with curlers in her hair. Bright neon pink and green ones. That one made me laugh.
 
Doesn't bother me as an airline employee.

Growing up in the industry and watching it spin around the toilet and taking the crap that comes with it is just bothersome. Even the most well dressed individuals are incapable of being courteous. Nevertheless, I certainly don't care too much for those who are walking around in flip flops, a wife beater, and jean shorts in any environment - much less my work environment.
 
surreal1221 said:
Doesn't bother me as an airline employee.

Growing up in the industry and watching it spin around the toilet and taking the crap that comes with it is just bothersome. Even the most well dressed individuals are incapable of being courteous. Nevertheless, I certainly don't care too much for those who are walking around in flip flops, a wife beater, and jean shorts in any environment - much less my work environment.
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Well, if im ever in the situation that i can own my own jet, I can guarantee you im going to be wearing whatever the hell i want.
 
Methinks you're perhaps getting bunged up about something that a) doesn't affect you and b) you have no control over anyway.

Relax. Other people's attire shouldn't damage your reality so much.
 
cmill said:
Well, if im ever in the situation that i can own my own jet, I can guarantee you im going to be wearing whatever the hell i want.
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You do that. It is, after all, your own aircraft and your own property. You're certain entitled to dress however you wish.

In the public realm, some basic standards should be maintained.
 
blaise723 said:
I have to agree with what others have said. PAX can dress however they want just as long as they're bathed, lol. Too tight of quarters on many planes for poor personal hygiene.

Normally I wear jeans and a polo. First class and I'll wear slacks and a button up or nice polo - no I'm not loaded, actually quite broke, just have a significant other who happens to work for a major so we take advantage of the benefits.
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I think you hit the nail on the head with the hygiene factor. I was stuck on a Saab 340 from DTW to CAK, some chick and myself were the only two on the plane that were not Mennonite/Amish or whatever.....It was the most unpleasant flight of my life.
 
charlie1017 said:
And you would lose business to the competition that doesn't impose this on their customers...
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Not necessarily. Many people will pay money to go on a flight where people come groomed and not grody. Rich people will pay to be on a plane with respectable looking folk rather than passengers who come without making themselves decent. If you had the money, and were used to being around people who dressed nicely, would you not think you would be more apt to go with the fancier flight at all???
 
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