Every so often, we see airlines remove people from aircraft for violating their vague dress codes. In this post, I’d like to talk about that in a bit more detail, because I saw some shirts at an airport today that sure caught me off guard… Airlines ban “offensive” clothing, but what does that mean? The provocative shirts I saw at the airport today Bottom line Airlines ban “offensive” clothing, but what does that mean? Nowadays you hardly have to dress up to fly commercially , regardless of the airline that you’re flying on, or the cabin you’re flying in. Airlines do have dress codes, but they’re very basic. When passengers book air travel, they have to agree to the contract of carriage , so that’s what dictates the rules that passengers must follow. So, what do airline contracts of carriage say regarding dress codes onboard aircraft?…