A female passenger has expressed her anger after accusing Delta Airlines (USA) of threatening to kick her off the plane for not wearing a bra, according to the New York Post on February 7.

The incident happened when Lisa Archbold, a female DJ with the stage name Djette Kiwi, was traveling from Salt Lake City (Utah) to San Francisco (California) on January 22 after attending the Sundance Film Festival.

At the Salt Lake City airport, she took off her coat because it was warmer than expected. "I looked like a girl who didn't care who she was dressed like," she said, admitting that she was different, but that shouldn't be the reason she was treated unfairly.

She said that after everyone had taken their seats on the plane, she was called to the front to be reminded about her outfit, which Delta Airlines staff called "revealing" and "offensive."

"After that long lecture, she said she would let me stay on the plane if I put on a coat," Ms. Archbold said.

"Remember this flight is an hour and a half long so I will not leave my seat again," she said, accusing the airline staff of humiliation.

After wearing a jacket throughout the flight to keep her composure, she was approached by a male employee who expressed her frustration with the discrimination. However, the male employee said that “our official policy at Delta Airlines is that women must cover up.” “That’s pretty gross,” she criticized.

Delta Airlines later apologized to Ms. Archbold but "did not admit any wrongdoing," she said, adding that she hoped the airline would change its approach to passenger safety rather than asking for an apology.

"Dress codes are extremely subjective. Subjective policies are very easy to abuse. Let's make people safer," she suggested.

Delta Airlines does not have an official dress code for passengers. However, the airline reserves the right to refuse transportation to passengers whose “behavior, dress, hygiene, or odor creates an unreasonable risk of offense or discomfort” to other passengers.