2/2 our team made a mistake in following that advice. The @VirginAtlantic people involved are mortified and have apologised profusely.
— Richard Branson (@richardbranson) March 9, 2013
Virgin Atlantic founder Richard Branson took to Twitter today to denounce as a “terrible mistake” that a Royal Navy helicopter technician was made to change out of uniform before boarding a flight to the United States.
Petty Officer Nicky Howse told The Sun newspaper, “when I got to the departure gate I was taken to the side by the flight supervisor and they said I wasn’t allowed to fly in uniform and had to wear a sleep suit.” Howse says she was told that her combat fatigues could be seen as a threat by other passengers.
Branson blamed airport security for giving his staff bad advice and says the people involved are “mortified.” Will an apology suffice?
https://twitter.com/LaughingWolf/status/310469090743574528
I see @richardbranson is tweeting his pitiful sorrows after humiliating one of our soldiers, only after all went viral shame on you and G4S!
— Five Mountains (@Five_Mountains) March 9, 2013
Shame on you @VirginAtlantic @richardbranson for making one of our servicewomen remove her uniform #disgusting #proudofoursoldiers
— Lady Pea (@pennyolewicz) March 9, 2013
@richardbranson @virginatlantic would have been a great response with two additional letters: EX. As in "the EX-Virgin staffers involved…"
— Diana Allocco (@dianamee) March 9, 2013
https://twitter.com/instapundit/status/310260964958298112
Richard Branson needs to personally fire the thugs at his company who did this http://t.co/vFlGhYcI7c
— Ezra Levant ? (@ezralevant) March 9, 2013
@richardbranson I'll stick with @united, who treat our service people well all the time (instead of in reaction to all around stupidity)
— Kevin Whited (@PubliusTX) March 9, 2013
@LaughingWolf @richardbranson nothing in the free world runs smoothly without veterans. Nothing. Not a good group of people to make angry.
— Mike, from Mike's office (@CopTheTruth) March 9, 2013
@richardbranson @VirginAtlantic public humiliation of RN Petty Officer ? This is no way 2 treat our Armed Forces ! http://t.co/rc8a8FWbbG
— Heather Smart ? (@gemini2359) March 9, 2013
https://twitter.com/LaughingWolf/status/310488852160708608
@richardbranson And why do you suppose it happened in the first place? Any ideas?
— ?It's?Almost ⛄️Christmas? (@jtLOL) March 9, 2013
Some are willing to cut Branson some slack.
@richardbranson @VirginAtlantic Straight explanation, straight apology. Huge respect for that Sir Richard. Top #Leadership #Virginatlantic
— Mike Pannett, Esq. Author (@MikePannett) March 9, 2013
https://twitter.com/Cunever1949/status/310488581548417024
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