Originally Posted by
havick
I feel sorry for the person who sponsored their buddy passes.
Probably so. If these people were on buddy passes, the employee granting them has the obligation to thoroughly brief the recipients (likely non-airline types ) on all requirements, including dress code. The amount of negative attention this has gotten UAL at a time when they're trying to rehab their company image might not bode well for said employee.
Don't like a dress code ? Fair enough...buy a full fare ticket and dress like you came to empty the dumpsters.
The choice of dress isn't up to the pass riders...it ain't their party.
Buddy passes suck anyway. The boarding priority is so low it can be hard to get a seat these days. We laughingly say we only give them to people we don't like.
