I;m not at Virgin, but have plenty of friends who are. I think you will find, with the number of ex-mil pilots, crew married to serving Mil, coupled with the services Virgin provide to the Military, there is no anti- military policy or sentiment at Virgin. I suspect this was an over-zealous security guard who raised the issue without understanding what his/her own rules are ( not an infrequent issue). Once raised, I suspect the quickest way to resolve the issue was to get the lady changed into a sleep outfit, on the flight and away. Its all very well ratcheting it up the 'my boss is more omnipotent than your boss' route, but such issues take time to resolve, which may lead to the flight being delayed, cancelled or the worst outcome of all, her being offloaded.
Much as we would love to be able to over-rule G4S, we can't.
The facts of this one will be interesting.
Last edited by chickenlover; 9th Mar 2013 at 14:39.