Other parts of the story say she was upset at liquid spilled on her SEAT. It was Steele who said it was liquid on the tray.
How could there be liquid on the tray? The tray would have been folded up into the seat in front, and the liquid would have run off.
If it was in her seat, She would have had to have STOOD in the aisle, while other passengers were pushing past, until someone came and cleaned up the seat so she could sit without getting her clothes messy. She may not have known the attendent had important things to do, and her request for another attendent to take care of it is not unreasonable.
1st class passengers pay a lot extra for their flights, and all they get for it is better service and bigger seats. They expect that for their extra HUNDREDS of dollars, they should get pretty good service. If I paid $500 extra just so I could be waited on for 3 hours, I wouldn't expect to be blown off, or expect to have to sit in a wet seat.
She forgot she was a preacher's wife. As such she has a special obligation,