Spirit Airlines passengers claim they were kicked off plane by male flight attendant for wearing crop tops

Four passengers, including one toddler, were supposedly forced to deboard a Spirit Airlines plane because two of the passengers wore crop tops.

Spirit Airlines passenger Teresa posted a series of videos on October 6, in which she detailed her experience before she was taken off the aircraft. In her now-viral post on Instagram, Teresa claimed a “sexist” male flight attendant forced her and her friend to go back to the gate because of their outfits.

“Hi friends! This is usually not the type of post I share on here but wanted to share my story because I’m still in shock,” she wrote. “My friend and I had a terrible experience on Friday on the flight 387 from Lax to New Orleans with @spiritairlines. We were harassed by a male flight attendant who told us to ‘cover-up’ because we were wearing crop tops.”

The first video shared by Teresa showed her sitting next to her friend on the plane. Teresa could be seen wearing a white spaghetti-strap tank top with a green and white striped sweater placed over her chest. The two travelers rwere wearing their sweaters when they boarded the plane, but reportedly removed them once they were on the aircraft because they were too hot.

According to Teresa, everyone “including flight staff” agreed that her and her friend’s crop tops weren’t “against their dress code,” despite the male flight attendant’s complaint.

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“He then continued to treat us poorly and give us no reasoning as to why he wanted to kick us off,” she said of the male attendant. “Other passengers joined in and tried defending us but ultimately a supervisor liked to us and told either we would leave the flight or she would bring the police.”

Before they left the plane, the supervisor allegedly promised them she would rebook their flights. However, Teresa claimed the supervisor said there were no flights and refused to give them a refund once the women were off the plane.

In the videos on the plane, the Spirit Airlines staff members could be heard asking the passengers to stop recording the…