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A 23-year-old college student claimed Friday that Southwest Airlines singled her out after a male flight attendant told her that her white denim miniskirt, high-heel sandals and sweater over a tank top was too "revealing."

Southwest Airlines stands behind that flight attendant's decision two months ago to confront Kyla Ebbert, who also works as Hooters waitress in downtown San Diego, after complaints from another employee about Ebbert's choice of clothing.

"He told me my outfit was too provocative, too revealing for a family airline," Ebbert told FOX News, appearing in the same outfit she wore on the flight."He told me that I needed to go to the gift shop and buy a new outfit and change and get on a later flight."

Ebbert then pulled down her skirt, tightened her sweater over her tank top and wrapped up in a blanket in her seat.

"I was humiliated," Ebbert said.

Southwest defended the employee's decision.

"We don't feel like our employee was in the wrong," Chris Mainz, a spokesman for Southwest Airlines, told FOXNews.com. "Our employee addressed the situation with the customer and they were able to find a compromise."

Mainz said another employee approached the flight attendant with objections to Ebbert's outfit. The flight attendant then brought those concerns to Ebbert and asked her to adjust her clothes to be less revealing.

A photo of what Ebbert was wearing appeared in a column in the San Diego Union-Tribune.

"Based on reports by employees, it was very similar," Mainz said about the clothing worn by Ebbert in the photo. "It does seem to fit the description."

Ebbert said she was lightly dressed after a same-day trip to Tucson, Ariz., and back for a doctor's appointment. The weather forecast called for temperatures between 100 and 110 that day.

"I was dressed appropriately for the middle of the summer," Ebbert said.

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I saw women dressed much more provocatively than her on my last flight.

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I saw this young lady interveiwed on the NBC morning show this morning and her outfit was not that provocative IMO.

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might try going on a plane in some short shorts and a bikini just to see what they say.

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i heard she was wearing the same outfit on the return flight and met no criticism.

what the southwest employee did was rotten and i wouldn't be suprised if she sued

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Well, I just saw a video interview of the woman in question, and she claims that she was wearing the same outfit in the interview that she was on the plane, *and* the same outfit she was wearing on the return flight, when there was no to-do about anything. Further, there was a spokeswoman from Southwest with the reporter and the woman during part of the interview, and the spokeswoman agreed that there was nothing wrong with the woman's outfit.

Kyla Ebbert has indeed, contacted a lawyer about this incident, and the lawyer says they seem to ahve a strong case.

I have to agree.

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They get rid of peanuts; they get rid of in-flight movies; now they start a dress code ... flying just ain't what it used to be.

I too saw the pictures of the outfit, and I have worn MUCH more revealing clothes when flying without any problesm. I wore a cocktail dress that was more recealing than what she wore. SWA says that she didn't violate any rules, and if there is a perceived issue with dress it is supposed to be handled quietly and privately, not a public castigation.
This is some stupid, inhibited, self-righteous flight attendant and abuse of (limited) power. I think She is due a lot of apologies, reparations for public humiliation, and the attendant needs to find new work, such as handing out religious leaflets in the French Quarter.



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I am deeply and bitterly disappointed if a dress like this is the most revealing I see on a flight.

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I saw the outfit too and if I looked that good, I'd be wearing that too!

The attendant was completely in the wrong.

Makes one wonder what the "rest of the story might be."

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