This tantalizing traveler was bust-ed.
Ex-Playboy model Sarah Blake Cheek claims an American Airlines crew member forced her to button up during a flight because her clothing exposed her “big boobs.”
The in-flight fashion policing, which she detailed in a series of viral X posts, reportedly occurred Sunday night while the 34-year-old bombshell was flying to Atlanta.
“@AmericanAir told me I needed to button up my shirt prior to boarding my flight,” Cheek lamented in one of the posts. “I was unaware that American Airlines had a dress code that said you can’t wear athletic attire if you have big boobs.”
The former Playmate shared a picture of the so-called problematic attire, which entailed a cutoff top exposing her midriff underneath a yellow flannel shirt.
The influencer also rocked high socks, sneakers and leggings.
Cheek, who frequently shares sultry snaps for her over 1.2 million Instagram followers, wrote in a follow-up post ten minutes later that she was “finally leaving Atlanta after a cancelled flight this morning, rescheduling twice, and then being delayed.”
Unfortunately, the crew member continued to harp on her so-called NSFW ensemble.
“Now the flight attendant tells me to button my shirt, but not the other women wearing the same outfit but are different in color than I am,” she added, before snarking, “glad I’m a platinum member.”
Commenters quickly flocked to Cheek’s defense with one declaring, “That’s not right at all.”
“I’m guessing the flight attendant was ugly… just a guess,” said another.
“Was she just jealous of those puppies?” wondered a third.
However, others agreed that her outfit didn’t fly. “They’re just doing their job,” declared one critic.
“She’s an OF girl .. So she’s got to promote,” critiqued another naysayer. “As a girl mom I don’t want my daughter to think it’s ok and it’s not jealousy, it’s respect for others. I applaud @AmericanAir for this!!”
American Airlines has since apologized over the incident.
“We have a deep culture of respect for both our customers and our team members, and we’re sorry for anything less than consistent and friendly service,” an airline spokesperson wrote on X. “We’re sharing this experience with crew leadership internally, and we’d like to have our specialist take a closer look if we can.”
They added, “Please meet us in DMs with a good phone and email contact for you, in case they need to reach out.”
American Airlines’ code of carriage doesn’t ban specific articles of clothing, but rather advises passengers to “dress appropriately,” adding that “bare feet or offensive clothing aren’t allowed.”
This isn’t the first time a high-flying fashionista has run afoul of an airline’s dress code of late.
In October, two female passengers accused a Spirit Airlines flight attendant of sexism after he allegedly kicked them off a plane for wearing crop tops on board.
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