I'm quite sure there's no *legal* requirement against boarding an RPT flight without shoes. But a company might have its own rules, and there's nothing wrong with that.
The Cabin Supervisor either made it up, because of his own sensibilities being affected, or repeated what has become in some places an urban myth.
You cited commonsense, safety and personal hygiene.
It's only against common sense if there's a risk of some sort. You haven't suggested any.
Safety? The safety video shows women being asked to take their shoes off in case of an emergency. Odd, wouldn't it be, if a woman had to take off shoes that the Cabin Supervisor had earlier insisted that she don.
Personal hygiene? Kids run around barefoot all day, through mud and cowpats, on buses, on the beaches, in the shopping centres, without any defineable health hazard.
No, it's a complete beat-up.
Last edited by Bellthorpe; 18th Jan 2003 at 18:13.