By Shawna Healey
USA-based airline, United Airlines, has announced that it is changing its booking policies, now allowing for passengers to choose “undisclosed or unspecified” instead of male and female, and to use the title “Mx” instead of other traditional titles.
The changes come just over a month after several American US carriers confirmed that they will conform to a new standard practice by June 1st which incorporates more progressive approaches to gender identity. The standard was suggested by two trade groups, Airlines for America and the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
The change to policy is being put into effect as a means of promoting inclusivity, according to the airlines.
It is expected that Delta and Alaska Airline will follow suit and also amend their booking policies to include options for non-binary passengers.
Many people are excited about the change, hoping that it will inspire other airlines to make similar alterations.
Others, however, are not, with some Twitter users saying that they will never book on United again.
You can read more about IATA’s diversity and inclusion policy here.
Featured image: Henry Redcliffe Not to be outshined by the artists performing today, the rain makes its inevitable return to the skies of Yorkshire over Leeds Festival. With the downpours hardly taking a break, Saturday is the day for the indie-heads and brats, as two of the most anticipated acts of the weekend take the…
Featured image: Georgina Hurdsfield Despite the dreary weather forecast, it seems the explosive noise of the night before has blown away the expected torrential rain, as the sun fights through the clouds to shine over Leeds Festival on Friday. With the opening of the ‘other’ stages, the first double headliner, and a very special birthday,…
Featured image: Ruby Boland As the gates of Bramham Park finally opened for the 2026 edition, so too did the heavens, with heavy rain and thunderstorms forecast for the whole weekend, you’d be forgiven for thinking this year’s instalment of Leeds Festival was a write-off. Neither the punters nor the artists would let this dreary…
Featured image and gallery: Hoang Phan Notebooks were carried from one workshop to another. Writers from different generations sat around tables, sharing manuscripts and listening to each other. Outdoors, small groups strolled along Oxford Road, pausing before buildings steeped in literary history. This was the scene during the Manchester Writing School Summer Festival 2026, held…
Leave a reply