US airline Delta changes uniform rules after Palestinian flag pin outcry
Al Jazeera
Two flight attendants wearing the pins had complied with airline’s dress code but a social media post sparked uproar.
Delta Air Lines has changed its employee uniform policy following a controversy, involving two flight attendants who wore Palestinian flag pins, triggered by a social media post and the United States carrier’s “unacceptable” response to it.
The new dress code, which took effect on Monday, prohibits employees from wearing pins representing any country besides that of the US.
A passenger posted a photograph last week of two flight attendants – without their consent – wearing Palestine flag pins and referred to them as “Hamas badges”. The post went viral on X and prompted a wave of criticism towards the airline.
Shortly after the images were published, Delta’s official account on X responded: “Nothing to worry, this is being investigated already.”
It then added: “I hear you as I’d be terrified as well.”