OnlyFans model claims she was barred from flying due to ‘inappropriate’ outfit
Brazilian influencer has ‘gone too far’, said one comment
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Your support makes all the difference.A 21-year-old influencer and OnlyFans star said she was turned away from a flight after turning up at the airport in an outfit deemed “inappropriate” by airline staff.
Kine-Chan, who is also a model, tried to board a flight at Navegantes-Ministro Victor Konder International Airport, southern Brazil.
In a post on Instagram, the influencer claims it was due to her outfit. She was wearing a black bikini-style two-piece, sandals and a bright wig – dressed as the character Rebecca from Netflix anime series Cyberpink: Edgerunners.
Describing the incident as “a very annoying situation”, she wrote: “I tried to board at Navegantes airport dressed as Rebecca’s Cosplay for an event. I already knew that I could be late, so I was dressed so as not to waste time and could go straight to my room.
“But I was told to go home and change clothes because the one I was wearing was not ‘appropriate.’ I explained that I was going to an event. Anyway, Rebecca barred.”
The Independent has reached out to the influencer for further information.
Her post led to a string of comments from others on Instagram, with many of the top responses agreeing with the airport’s decision.
“Kine I love you but for the love of God... you could have put on an easy pull-up outfit, like a falling dress or even a button-down blouse,” wrote one user. Another said that she’d “gone too far”.
One follower wrote that while they “don’t consider [a] bikini pornography”, when travelling by plane it is “inappropriate”.
The Independent has contacted Navegantes Airport for comment.
It’s not the first time a passenger has been asked to change clothes in order to board a flight. Earlier this year, two women claimed they were forced to change their clothes in public “with no cover” to board an American Airlines flight.
The pair’s original outfits included a maxi skirt and trousers, while they both ended up in shorts instead – which one of the women described as “more revealing”.
In 2022, former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo said she was told to cover up by airline staff when travelling in shorts, a black crop top, and a long black cardigan.
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