United Airlines is responding to fierce backlash after a series of viral tweets on March 26 that allege United prohibited two young girls from boarding a flight in Denver because they were wearing leggings. But it also ignited fury among airline travel pass users, who say the girls taking advantage of the employee benefit should have known better. [Two girls barred from United flight for wearing leggings]Late Sunday, United provided the following explanation. The passengers this morning were United pass riders and not in compliance with our dress code for company benefit travel. That dress code says spandex pants are “unacceptable,” as are miniskirts and shorts that are shorter than three inches above the knee.

Source: Washington Post March 27, 2017 16:28 UTC