Woman refused boarding on plane over 'inappropriate' dress

A woman was reportedly refused boarding on a plane in Mumbai after being told the length of her dress was "inappropriate".

The girl was reportedly preparing to board an IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Delhi, India, when three male employees told her she would have to change her outfit before flying.

She had travelled from Doha on a Qatar Airways flight and was set to take a connecting flight to Delhi when the incident occurred.

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Another passenger, Purabi Das, was shocked by the move, and shared her thoughts on Facebook.

According to NDTV, she wrote: "She was not permitted to board because she was wearing a knee-length frock which was considered inappropriate wear by an airline that has frocks of the same length for its stewardesses' uniforms!"

The woman's sister was an IndiGo employee, and the airline says she was stopped in keeping with a dress code that applies to its employees when they use "staff leisure travel privileges".

The woman reportedly got on the next available flight after changing into trousers.

According to the Mirror, the airline said in a statement: "We regret that an IndiGo passenger (who happens to be an ex IndiGo employee and a family member of a current employee) experienced an untoward behaviour at the Mumbai airport.

"As per the guidelines outlined, employees and the nominated family members are required to maintain a specific dress code, as and when they fly with the airline under the staff leisure travel privileges.

"Keeping in mind this policy, the Mumbai ground staff followed the protocol to brief this passenger on the dress code policy."