Originally Posted by nyc_212

So today, March 8, my wife and I are flying from St. Marteen to NWK on CO874. About an hour prior to landing, the lady sitting next to my wife (in the window seat) becomes ill (fortunately, she used the air sickness bag and did not make any sort of mess). My wife asks if she would like to get up and use the washroom. The lady says she is afraid if she gets up she will get sick again and prefers to stay in her seat. My wife rings the flight attendant call button. Nobody comes. Then she rings it a second, third and fourth time. Finally, after several minutes, a flight attendant comes. My wife tell the flight attendant that the lady has become ill. The flight attendant says she cannot handle vomit and immediately turns around and goes to the front of the plane. No inquiry if the lady was ok or needed anything. Now -- nobody was asking her to handle the air sickness bag. However, it would have been nice if the flight attendant asked if the ill lady needed anything - perhaps a wash cloth or a glass of water. Nothing. Not a thing - just a quick return to the first class cabin. My wife then goes up to first class and talks to the other flight attendant and brings back a wash cloth, a glass of water and a plastic bag in which to dispose of the air sickness bag. The other flight attendant then informs my wife that while she is being helpful, she needs to leave the first class cabin because it is an international flight and nobody other than first class passengers are allowed in that cabin.