Ever get that crushing fear you\u2019ll miss your flight, even though you\u2019re at the airport hours early and through security without an issue?
\nWell, imagine how you\u2019d feel if the clothes you were wearing nearly led to you not getting away for a holiday.
\nThat\u2019s what nearly happened to German fitness influencer Edda Pilz, who has claimed she was refused entry onto a flight due to her outfit.<\/p>\n
Known on social media as Edda Elisa, she\u2019s claimed that she wasn\u2019t allowed to board the plane as staff apparently told her she looked \u2018naked\u2019.
\nThe content creator, who boasts over 552k followers on Instagram alone, was wearing shorts and a crop top in a bid to keep cool in the heatwave.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not just the United Kingdom that is reeling in ridiculously hot temperatures this week, with the mercury soaring across Europe as well.<\/p>\n
Edda claims she was told she was too \u2018naked\u2019 to board a flight (Instagram\/@edda.elisa)
\nSo much so, that the UK Foreign Office had to give travel advice for those heading to tourist hotspots Spain, France and Portugal.<\/p>\n
25-year-old Edda was wearing the sports attire as she attempted to board a Lufthansa flight, with temperatures rising higher than 30C. Yet, she claims she was denied entry, speaking in an Instagram video posted earlier this week from an airport baggage hall.<\/p>\n
As Edda tried to scan her boarding pass, she said a representative told her: \u201cYou cannot board.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018You are naked\u2019
\n\u201cYou have nothing on. You are naked,\u201d she then claimed she was told, after asking why she wasn\u2019t being allowed on the flight.<\/p>\n
The influencer was apparently then told to cover up, instructions that she followed.<\/p>\n
Edda put on a hoody and zipped it to the top. She was then finally allowed to enter the plane and take her seat.<\/p>\n
Lufthansa comment on Edda\u2019s initial denied boarding
\nLufthansa told LADbible that it reviews all incidents involving passengers who have possibly had an irregular interaction with staff, dealing with the matters internally.<\/p>\n
\u201cLufthansa takes indications of potential irregularities in the way passengers are handled very seriously and reviews such incidents internally,\u201d a spokesperson for the airline said.<\/p>\n
Lufthansa says it \u2018expects all passengers to wear clothing appropriate to the nature of public travel and not to impair the well-being of fellow passengers from a wide range of countries\u2019 (ETIENNE LAURENT \/ AFP via Getty Images)
\nHowever, Lufthansa insisted that employees can act with \u2018due discretion\u2019 when ensuring passengers adhere to their rules on an aircraft.<\/p>\n
The spokesperson continued: \u201cAs a general principle, Lufthansa expects all passengers to wear clothing appropriate to the nature of public travel and not to impair the well-being of fellow passengers from a wide range of countries.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis expectation forms part of our General Conditions of Carriage. Our employees act on this basis with due discretion and within the scope of their judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Airlines worldwide reserve the right to deny the wearing of \u2018offensive or \u2018inappropriate\u2019 attire on their flights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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