Sorry, that outfit doesn’t fly Gold Coast woman ‘shamed’ by flight attendant for wardrobe choice

AIRLINE STAFF TOLD ME TO COVER UP AFTER I GOT ONBOARD WEARING THIS

A GOLD Coast woman says she was left embarrassed and shocked after a flight attendant “shamed’’ her for not wearing enough clothing and asked her to cover up. Shoshana Strykert, 28, (pictured) was on a flight from Melbourne when a Jetstar flight attendant questioned her outfit choice — a crop top and three-quarter pants — and asked her to put on a T-shirt.

A GOLD Coast woman claims she was “slut shamed” because of her outfit while on a Jetstar flight to Brisbane, and then offered $50 instead of an apology.

Small business owner Shoshana Strykert was on a last-minute flight home from Melbourne after a family medical emergency, when she was challenged by a Jetstar flight attendant over her outfit and asked to cover up.

The 28-year-old said she was wearing loose threequarter pants and a simple black crop top at the time of the incident last week.

“I had been waiting at the airport for about five hours when I finally got a flight back to Queensland. I was tired and stressed and just wanted to get home,” Ms Strykert told the Gold Coast Bulletin.

“I wasn’t even thinking about what I was wearing. I just wanted to make it home.

“I was wearing a bra (underneath), there was not cleavage or anything, only showed my stomach slightly. I don’t understand it.”

As the plane was being loaded Ms Strykert said she was approached by an attendant.

“She called me over to speak to her and asked me ‘do you think what you are wearing is appropriate’?” Ms Strykert said.

“She then told me do you see any men walking around with their shirts off?

“I was so embarrassed, everyone was looking at me. I didn’t mean to cause a scene. I was just trying to get home to the hospital.

“I was shocked.” Ms Strykert said she was then asked to put on a Tshirt or she would be offered a blanket.

“A woman sitting behind me felt sorry for me so she offered me her jacket,” she said. “Nothing like that has ever happened before.”

Ms Strykert said she originally didn’t want to speak out about the issue but was concerned about the same thing happening to other women.

“For me it is mainly about the discrimination, and not treating women correctly. It is 2019 after all.”

Ms Strykert reported the incident to Jetstar a day later and was offered a $50 voucher.

She said the response she received from Jetstar Customer Care did not address the incident or offer her an apology.

“The whole thing was horrible,” Ms Strykert said.

“I was slut shamed and then offered $50 in return, not an apology. I don’t think anyone should be treated that way.”

Jetstar has since been in contact with Ms Strykert following questions from the Bulletin. A Jetstar spokesman said the airline called her “to better understand the situation and apologise if she felt that she was treated unfairly by our staff”.

“We are investigating what happened to find out if the situation could have been handled differently and have passed Ms Strykert’s feedback to our teams.”