Did you not know there was a dress code for Club?
Oct 2, 2015, 5:19 am
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Did you not know there was a dress code for Club?
Checking in at JFK this morning and the check in lady was telling a fellow passenger some advice 'for next time' about how you should dress smarter for Club travel. She was wearing some grey sweatpants and a top and certainly didn't look a complete mess as she was made to feel. She then asked if she was unaware of the dress policy!
There is no dress code in any cabin on BA and people should be able to wear what they like. Pretty poor show of the agent IMO.
As an aside, the 178 and 180 are both oversold and allegedly only Gold and Silver members are getting seats in J on the 178. The 180 had an aircraft change to a 52J 744 at the last minute. apparently which prompted the mess.
There is no dress code in any cabin on BA and people should be able to wear what they like. Pretty poor show of the agent IMO.
As an aside, the 178 and 180 are both oversold and allegedly only Gold and Silver members are getting seats in J on the 178. The 180 had an aircraft change to a 52J 744 at the last minute. apparently which prompted the mess.
Oct 2, 2015, 5:24 am
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I find it hilarious when rags like The Daily Mail post articles about how important it is to dress well to up your chances of an upgrade. I was upgraded to First on a BOM - LHR flight last year whilst wearing a t-shirt, shorts and flip flops with a dirty rucksack.
Awful thing to say by the agent, as if the advice would make a difference to whether or not she would be allowed to fly in the future.
Awful thing to say by the agent, as if the advice would make a difference to whether or not she would be allowed to fly in the future.
Oct 2, 2015, 5:25 am
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Given the state of the BA cabins, presumably people don't want to dress in anything that they don't mind throwing away at the end of the flight!
Oct 2, 2015, 5:28 am
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Checking in at JFK this morning and the check in lady was telling a fellow passenger some advice 'for next time' about how you should dress smarter for Club travel. She was wearing some grey sweatpants and a top and certainly didn't look a complete mess as she was made to feel. She then asked if she was unaware of the dress policy!
There is no dress code in any cabin on BA and people should be able to wear what they like. Pretty poor show of the agent IMO.
There is no dress code in any cabin on BA and people should be able to wear what they like. Pretty poor show of the agent IMO.
), but if you pay for a ticket you should wear whatever you're comfortable in. It's a long haul flight, not a fashion parade 
Oct 2, 2015, 5:30 am
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Yeah we don't really have the context of who that person might have been, but it still seems a bit odd nonetheless
Oct 2, 2015, 5:31 am
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Could the pax getting the dressing down have been an employee on staff travel? While the staff travel dress code is relaxed, we should still dress smart casual, especially if we're hoping for a premium cabin. We're also meant to be invisible, i.e., you shouldn't know we're staff when we're travelling...
Agree that there is no policy for the paying public, other than simply: 'clothes'
Agree that there is no policy for the paying public, other than simply: 'clothes'
Oct 2, 2015, 5:32 am
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Checking in at JFK this morning and the check in lady was telling a fellow passenger some advice 'for next time' about how you should dress smarter for Club travel. She was wearing some grey sweatpants and a top and certainly didn't look a complete mess as she was made to feel. She then asked if she was unaware of the dress policy!
There is no dress code in any cabin on BA and people should be able to wear what they like. Pretty poor show of the agent IMO.
There is no dress code in any cabin on BA and people should be able to wear what they like. Pretty poor show of the agent IMO.
I could understand and would agree with the agent though if they were Burgundy
Oct 2, 2015, 5:38 am
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I find it hilarious when rags like The Daily Mail post articles about how important it is to dress well to up your chances of an upgrade. I was upgraded to First on a BOM - LHR flight last year whilst wearing a t-shirt, shorts and flip flops with a dirty rucksack.
Awful thing to say by the agent, as if the advice would make a difference to whether or not she would be allowed to fly in the future.
Awful thing to say by the agent, as if the advice would make a difference to whether or not she would be allowed to fly in the future.
If BA doesn't have a dress code, then nobody (staff or pax) has the right to tell anyone how they should be dressed, unless they were actually breaking decency laws...that's not to say that some crimes against fashion don't hurt my eyes, but I defend their right to commit them..
Oct 2, 2015, 5:41 am
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Let's give the agent the benefit of the doubt and assume it was staff. Otherwise very out of order and if this is something the agent repeats, likley to result in a complaint before long.
However, it got me thinking. Even if there is no official dress code for Club, presumably BA/check in staff have some residual discretion about what is acceptable. For example, if someone wore something containing an offensive (e.g. racist) motif then presumably BA would be within their rights to deny boarding? I presume there is guidance on this and training for staff.
However, it got me thinking. Even if there is no official dress code for Club, presumably BA/check in staff have some residual discretion about what is acceptable. For example, if someone wore something containing an offensive (e.g. racist) motif then presumably BA would be within their rights to deny boarding? I presume there is guidance on this and training for staff.