US airways gets bad press -attendant wouldn't hang vet's decorated jacket in 1st class closet

[branford]

101. Asking to hang a jacket is a common and extremely minor request.

I've made such requests a number of time with suits, and I've always been politely accommodated, as have many other individuals. If first-class passengers were actually willing to trade seats to ensure this small request would be granted, and it was still refused, it's just bad customer service and p.r., particularly since slights against military members tend to make the news.

I also acknowledge that being a flight attendant might stink, but fielding requests from passengers, from the reasonable to the absurd, is part of the job, so long as no one is threatened or abused.

I am anxious, however, to learn if the individual was really active military. It's sadly also possible that he's a honorable vet that sustained some neurological damage that would account for odd behavior. If so, I would feel horrible that this event forced him into the public spotlight.