London: A woman was stopped from boarding a Las Vegas to New York flight for exposing a large portion of her breasts. Staff on US carrier Southwest ruled that the passenger’s open cotton dress was “inappropriate”, as it had a far too plunging neckline.

The woman named Avital ignored the ruling and managed to board the 6am jet, which reached its destination without issue. “I didn’t want to let the representative’s big feelings about my breasts change the way I intended to board my flight,” the Sun quoted her as saying.

“And lo and behold, the plane didn’t fall out of the sky...my cleavage did not interfere with the plane’s ability to function properly.” Southwest spokesperson Christi McNeill claimed that the company offered Avital an apology and a refund “as a gesture of goodwill.”

“We simply ask that our customers use good judgement and exercise discretion in deference to other customers who depend on us to provide a comfortable travel experience,” she said.