I had an incident recently where the Cabin Supervisor insisted that a passenger, (who was bare foot at the time) wear shoes. The CS was insistent that shoes were a requirement to board an aircraft. At the time I agreed with the CS as I couldn't come up with any references with regard to appropriate footwear. The passenger subsequently "found" a pair of shoes and was boarded with minimal delay.
It just makes me wonder if anyone knows of any references regarding requirements for appropriate footwear? Commonsense, safety and personal hygiene, bearing in mind the fact you are travelling on public transport, should dictate the need for footwear.
If you don't have any references (CAR / CAO etc.) for footwear, does your company have a policy ? And what is that policy ?
