Don’t Get Thrown Off Your Hawaii Flight For This: Read The Rules

A woman who chastised Alaska Airlines was told to either cover up or get off their plane. A man on a Delta flight earlier this year gets removed for offensive wording on his sweatshirt. This comes as more airlines are encountering strong headwinds in multiple ways, when enforcing rules with sometimes irritable, post-Covid revenge travelers. These incidents have resulted in extensive online debates, wherein some defend the behavior and others condemn it. We’ve recently seen and heard of people pushing their luck on this topic when on Hawaii flights, and we hope to head trouble off before it starts.

For many of us, the idea of airline dress codes harken back decades to when men wore suits and women wore dresses. Some of us still like to dress nicely when traveling, while others prefer strictly comfortable attire. And some might even be tempted to get a headstart on their vacation by wearing something close to beach attire (hint: don’t do it).

Yes, the airlines absolutely still have dress codes that include Hawaii flights.

This is something we hadn’t thought much about ourselves. While appropriate behavior seems more obvious, attire is a whole other matter. As you’ll see below, some airlines, Hawaiian Airlines being one example, get quite specific as to what is and what isn’t permissible. The trend, however, seems to be more general, which leaves a lot at the discretion of the cabin crew.

Bottom line is that it makes for a far better start to your vacation to not have to get in a dispute with your flight attendants about your appearance. We’re sharing the rules for every airline that flies to Hawaii from the U.S., so you can know in advance what to expect.

The woman on the Alaska Airlines plane took to TikTok (TikToker @badbish1078) to post the following video. The caption read: “Alaska Airlines just told me I had to ‘cover up’ if I wanted to get on the plane.”

@badbish1078 I said no ❤️ #fyp #patriarchytingz @alaskaair ♬ 1 step forward, 3 steps back – Olivia Rodrigo

The passenger, some of whose other TikTok videos are profanity-laced, panned the phone camera to show a brief tank top and frayed shorts.

We aren’t sure what happened to the woman as she claims to have refused to cover up as requested. Her TikTok friends weren’t all that happy about her problem, either. She completed her tirade with the hashtag #cancelalaskaairlines.

Rules for attire on flights to Hawaii

Hawaiian Airlines dress code.

The dress code on Hawaii’s bellwether is specific. “Hawaiian Airlines reserve the right to refuse transportation or remove from the aircraft any guest who does not meet Hawaiian Airlines standards for dress and attire, as outlined below. Without exception, all guests must wear the following items:

-Clothing must cover the upper part of the torso, such as tank or halter tops.
-Clothing must cover the lower part of the torso, such as shorts.
-Swimming attire is not acceptable.
-For safety reasons, footwear must be worn unless the guest is unable to do so due to a disability or physical condition that prevents them from wearing footwear.”

Alaska Airlines dress code.

According to Alaska Airlines, “the dress code……