Unhooking Bras, Getting McDonald’s Orders, and Being Asked for Ecstasy and “Boiled ginger ale”: Real Requests Passengers Made to Flight Attendants

Someone on Reddit’s Flight Attendants board on Reddit asked the question, “What was the strangest request you’ve ever received as a flight attendant?”

There are a bunch of great answers but here are some of the jaw-droppers that stood out.

I had a lady who was having hot flashes and a panic attack at the same time and she asked me to help her get her clothes off in the bathroom.
— ComeflywithEm

Yikes!

a passenger asked me to announce a congratulations for her friend getting a divorce.
I about fell over laughing but unfortunately, I didn’t do it. Did give her a few complimentary bottles of champagne minis with a note though!
— lipstickandlandings

Salud? (This sort of reminds me of when a passenger-Jennifer Lopez megafan got a JetBlue pilot to make an announcement encouraging their flight to watch Hustlers, a film about strippers.)

Hmm, I think the weirdest one I had was when someone asked if they could let their dog [defecate] in the aft galley (on a potty pad) because the 737 lav was too small.
Hell. No.
— burnttomato29

That’s a crappy situation.

Was putting on lipbalm and a passenger asked dead seriously if he could use it too.
— psychicpeachbagel

Gross.

“Boiled ginger ale”
“I’m sorry?”
“Boiled. Ginger. Ale.”
“I… I don’t even know how I’d do that”
“Just put it on the stove”
“Ma’am we’re on an airplane”
“Oh, right… well you can use the microwave, that’s fine”
“…we also don’t have microwaves… best I can do is room temperature.”
So strange. It dawned on me a few weeks later that she probably wanted something like ginger tea, but boiled ginger ale?????
— sofpunzel

Meanwhile, this person apparently found their beverage of choice:

After 5 vodkas with a single can of Bloody Mary, old lady asked if we had any Ecstasy. She also asked to be poked with the overhead bin closing stick during boarding.
— jywhite

Wow.

I had a man, with full confidence, ask me for McDonald’s while in the air.
I told him, in a very sarcastic tone, “Yeah, sure – I’ll hop in the helicopter that’s strapped to the top of the aircraft and buzz down to get you some… Do you want fries with that?”
The sarcasm was lost on him as he responded, “Yes please, and an Oreo McFlurry.”
Needless to say, he didn’t get his McDonald’s
— Dearestbrittany

Someone down-thread reminded everyone that United served McDonald’s Happy Meals on flights during the 1990s.

And, finally:

An elderly woman asked me to unhook her bra. It was too tight and was hurting her. I did it. Us girls gotta stick together.
— Kabooven

The entire thread can be found here.

Flight attendants — and other airline service employees — what are some of the strange requests you’ve received? Please share in the below Comments section!