Should male passenger dressed in women's lingerie be allowed to fly?

His name is Howard, and he likes to fly while dressed in women’s lingerie.

That’s about all that is known of the mystery U.S. Airways passenger catapulted to international prominence this week via Internet blogs after he was photographed at Concourse E, Gate 9 of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on June 9 while waiting to board a flight to Phoenix.

Howard’s distinguishing characteristics: He smiles with his mouth closed, and he was dressed in nothing more than blue women’s lingerie, black stockings, high-heeled shoes and a tasteful, transparent white sweater. He accessorized with a black choker, and a wristwatch.

Greg Meyer, an airport spokesman, said there is no dress code that would prevent Howard or anyone else from flying in lingerie, as long as it does not compromise the safety of the flight or fellow passengers.

“There’s not a lot we can say or do,’’ Meyer said. “It’s a very diverse community, and people come in all sorts of garb.’’

The photograph of Howard, taken by a fellow passenger who said others had complained to the crew about him, sparked a mild controversy because just a few days later the same airline had another passenger removed from a flight for refusing the pilot’s orders to pull up his sagging pants.

That passenger, 20-year-old Dashon Marman, was booked on suspicion of trespassing, battery and resisting arrest. He is a football player at the University of New Mexico.

Valerie Wunder, a spokeswoman for U.S. Airways, said Marman was removed from the flight because he refused to comply with the crew’s instructions. Howard, in contrast, did no such thing.

Howard, a 65-year-old Phoenix man who spoke under condition of anonymity to The San Francisco Chronicle this week, said he frequently flies while dressed in women’s undergarments to break up the monotony of commercial flights. On the rare occasions when crews ask him to cover up, he obliges.

“Our crew is authorized to exercise discretion to ensure the comfort and safety of all our passengers,’’ said Wunder. She declined to fully identify Howard because, she said, to do so would violate his privacy, which remained intact, save for the virally-viewed photos on the Internet.

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