Posted on 10/10/2014 10:58:04 PM PDT by afraidfortherepublic
US Airways has sparked outrage after a flight attendant allegedly refused to hang up an Army Ranger and combat veteran's jacket to stop it from creasing.
First Sargent Albert Marle was wearing a jacket lined with medals when he boarded Flight 1930 from Portland, Oregon, to Charlotte, North Carolina, yesterday.
But when he asked an attendant to hang up his 'Dress Blues' uniform, she reportedly refused, saying the coat closet was for first-class passengers only and he was seated in coach.
'Her response wasn't that there's not space in the coat closet or "I've hung too many jackets up",' said Brian Kirby, a first-class passenger on the four-hour flight.
'It was just simply,"Our airline policy says I'm not going to do it, so I'm not going to do it." I was really appalled at not only the way she looked at him but the way she spoke to him - in an angry way.'
Shocked first-class fliers then offered their seats to Sgt Marle, but the decorated soldier politely declined their offers and remained seated in coach, passengers told WSOC TV in Charlotte.
Some even claimed the flight attendant shouted at fliers who tried to ask other attendants to hang up Sgt Marle's decorated jacket to prevent it from wrinkling.
Amid the chaos, passenger Jon Dahlberg took it upon himself to take the item of clothing from 'humble' Sgt Marle, before hanging it behind his own seat, according to reports.
'I walked back up and hung the jacket simply behind my seat. Theres a difference between policy and doing what is right,' said Mr Dahlberg.
After passengers spread word of the incident online, it quickly went viral, with thousands of social media users condemning the airline for its 'shameful' behavior toward Sgt Marle.
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That is true, I am not military.
But I do know the Founders didn’t want anybody, including the military, to be given privileges. They did not want an aristocracy forming in your country.
Can you show me where I have insulted this soldier?
Yea, the last time I flew was pre TSA.......
It's not for First Class. You're probably thinking of TSA Pre-check. I know you can pay about $80 and be guaranteed Pre-Check for all flights. But I don't have it and I travel for business occasionally and I'll get a Pre-Check on my boarding pass about half the time.
Because they pay more.
A public,written apology by the CEO *and* a pair of *first class* (so he can hang his coat up) domestic tickets is the only adequate restitution for this man.
It’s called customer service.
I fly a lot and see them doing this for coach passengers all the time.
You’re wrong.
Geez...is there anyone left in this country who isn’t some sort of petty control freak?
Us airways sux. If you eliminated the bad customer service they wouldn’t have any service.
After your first stupid post, I thought you made a slip up, your second one proved that stupidity is genetic, and this one should bar you from drinking Canadian beer early in the morning, because you surely must be drunk.
that’s nothing. They have generals in NoKo with so many medals, they run down their trouser leg. <sarc
I’m so glad I don’t need to fly anymore. I never liked dealing with flight attendants that had attitudes.
You cannot be serious!
When I was in the Army, first, I would never be given time off to fly around the country for job interviews. This could only happen if I was approved to take leave; if I was on leave I was not in duty status and would not be authorized to wear the uniform. It would have definitely been a UCMJ offense to wear the uniform in public for a job interview. Second, if the guy has already ETS'd, then he is not authorized to wear the uniform at all, except for military funerals, etc. Something here isn't adding up, or maybe the rules have changed?
“Then the soldier should have bought a first class ticket if he wanted first class service.”
“The soldier”, a First Sargent, has obviously “seen the elephant”. And, thereby deserves a little consideration in my opinion. The flight attendant was making a political statement, anti-military for sure. And, hopefully will get burned for it.
WRONG!!!!
I was a flight attendant for that airline.
SHE DID THE WRONG THING.
She could have hung it up but hates herself, her job and her life choices and takes it out on the passengers. I worked with many just like her. I have personally been on the receiving end of that attitude when I had to fly usair. The flight attendants didn’t know I was a former coworker and treated me like I was lowlife trash- for simply wanting to give my First Class upgrade to a veteran seated beside me in a middle seat who was missing part of his leg.
I hope AA terminates that FA.
Yes, I noticed that too. You would think an organization like The Daily Mail would use spell check.
$$$$$$
Poor Jonty....sounds like you’ve never been the recipient of love, kindness and GRATITUDE.
I’m being beaten up. :)
I don't even know how to use it but wouldn't spellcheck allow 'Sargent' just because it is a common surname?
What they ought to do is, one, hire people who know something about the military, and two, hire people who can spell!
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