Qantas Refuses To Allow Passenger Wearing Ugg Boots In Airport Lounge
Human League vocalist’s Ugg boots are “sleepwear”?
A Qantas airport lounge refused admittance to Joanne Catherall, vocalist from The Human League, because she was wearing Ugg boots (pictured in the Featured Image above). They didn’t just refuse to allow her to enter their airport lounge, they actually got into a Twitter kerfuffle with her about their “lounge dress guidelines.”
Wearing the wrong shoes can get you banned from entering an airlines’ airport lounge, even if you’re a celebrity.
That was the case for Joanne Catherall, vocalist from The Human League, who was denied entry from Qantas’ frequent-flyer lounge at the Melbourne Airport for wearing UGG boots.
The singer was on tour with the band in Australia and was flying out of Melbourne when she tried to enter the lounge and was told she would not be able to due to her shoes.
Catherall posted about the incident on Twitter, stating that she had never had issues wearing the boots at other airlines’ lounges in the past.
Qantas responded to Catherall’s post, stating, “Hi Joanne, we endeavor to remain consistent and uphold our Lounge’s dress guidelines to all our guests.”
Denied access @Qantas business class lounge in @Melair Melbourne Airport apparently Ugg (Australia) Boots are deemed sleepwear by the lady working there although no problem in any of the other lounges so far.Helpfully she suggested I go to one of the shops & purchase some shoes
— Joanne Human League (@Lubycat) December 14, 2017
Hi Joanne, we endeavour to remain consistent and uphold our Lounge's dress guidelines to all our guests . You may find details here: https://t.co/oiCgy2V1jR. Mark
— Qantas (@Qantas) December 14, 2017
Here’s the relevant portion of Qantas’ lounge dress guidelines:
Our team will decline entry if some items of clothing are too casual or inappropriate. This includes, but is not limited to:
- Thongs and bare feet
- Head to toe gym wear
- Beachwear (including board shorts)
- Sleepwear (including UGG Boots and slippers)
- Clothing featuring offensive images or slogans
- Revealing, unclean or torn clothing
Why would an @UGG boot I wear outdoors in all weathers be classed as sleepwear in @Qantas lounge but nowhere else that I have ever been on this earth ? pic.twitter.com/G04kWSN4c4
— Joanne Human League (@Lubycat) December 14, 2017
Hi Joanne, we don't accept them in our lounges as you can see on the dress-guidelines. Issy
— Qantas (@Qantas) December 14, 2017
Here’s Human League performing in Melbourne earlier this week:
I guess we know how Qantas would respond to the title question.
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Not the first time Qantas has achieved the coveted “Not From This Planet Award.” http://bit.ly/2CN8hjA
Yes, the First World is a living hell, isn’t it?
Human League are still touring?
Heh, I was surprised, too. Listening to “Don’t you want me” was a not unwelcome blast from the past! 🙂 My mom used to love them.
Admit it. The only reason you got to cover this Groundbreaking story is because Uggs are basically “Fuzzy Slippers”, right?
Bwahaha! Busted. Actually, this is a Quick Take, not main column, so I can indulge my fuzzy slipper preference. 😛
The head honcho’s at Quanta’s probably saw this pic
http://soldiersystems.net/blog1/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Kinetic-SAS-1-440×140.jpg
and had to ban them.
Gives a whole new wrinkle to the phrase “boots on the ground” doesn’t it?