Woman asked to leave plane after boarding without wearing a bra

A passenger on board a domestic flight claims she was booted off the aircraft simply for not wearing an item of clothing.

A New Zealand traveller set to fly between two US cities claims she was booted off a plane simply because she wasn’t wearing a bra.

Performer and publicist Lisa Archbold, who resides in New York, was travelling between Salt Lake City and San Francisco when she was allegedly asked by cabin crew to come to the front of the plane.

Archbold, who was travelling on board a Delta Airlines plane after attending the Sundance film festival, said as soon as she arrived at the gate she received a frosty welcome by airline staff.

The performer said she couldn't understand what the issue was with her outfit.

Ms Archbold was flying from Salt Lake City to San Francisco when the incident happened.

According to the New Zealand Herald, despite the cool reception from staff — Archbold made her way on board and found her seat. But soon afterwards — in front of a full aircraft — she was quickly summoned by cabin crew.

“I’m thinking, someone has died or they found something weird in my bag,” Archbold told the Herald.

“This woman from the ground crew comes to me and loudly says in front of the whole plane ‘I need to speak to you in private. Follow me’.”

Lisa Archbold, who performs under the stage name DJette Kiwi, was pulled up by an airline over her dress code.

At first, Archbold thought perhaps the bottles of alcohol in her luggage was the problem, but she soon realised that the concern was around her lack of underwear.

“It is Delta’s policy to remove anyone in revealing clothes from the aircraft,” Archbold claims to have been told by the cabin crew member.

She claims the cabin crew addressing her said she could stay on the plane if she put a jacket on for the duration of the flight — given she wasn’t wearing a bra.

Kiwi traveller Lisa Archbold was allegedly asked to leave a Delta Airlines flight for not wearing bra

“I was dressed like a little boy in baggy pants and shirt, I had no idea what she was talking about,” Archbold said, adding she believes she was singled out because she was wearing mens clothing.

The performer, who goes by the name DJette Kiwi on social media, said men on the plane weren’t required to wear a bra and many had “bigger breasts” than she did.

“She [cabin crew] essentially weaponised Delta’s policy to humiliate and abuse a woman, she didn’t think was being a woman in the right way,” Archbold said.

The airline has certain policies in place. Picture: Jenny Evans/Getty Images.

According to the Herald, Archbold has filed a complaint with Delta Airlines. The airline state that for domestic travellers — the airline and its staff has the right to refuse or disembark passengers whose “conduct, attire, hygiene or odour creates an unreasonable risk of offence or annoyance to other passengers.”

News.com.au has contacted Delta Airlines for comment.