Thread: Airline Intolerance

...fatties, drunks, apparel bombers, and now...the malodorous! When will all this harrassment stop?

Smelly passenger kicked off flightBy A. Pawlowski, CNN
February 18, 2010 -- Updated 1950 GMT (0350 HKT)
Air Travel

(CNN) -- Air travelers already have to deal with unruly passengers, excessively talkative ones and many other types who make flying miserable.

But a new low may just have been reached for weary road warriors: The overwhelmingly smelly passenger.

A man on Jazz Air, a regional airline in Canada that also serves U.S. cities, was reportedly kicked off a plane earlier this month because of his strong body odor.

"People were just mumbling and staring at him," said a woman who sat near the man, according to The Guardian, a newspaper in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, where the flight originated on February 6. It was a very uncomfortable situation, she added.

Another passenger described the smell as "brutal."

Jazz Air spokeswoman Manon Stuart confirmed that a passenger was "deplaned" from the flight, but she could not provide specific information about the person involved or the reason why he was asked to leave because of privacy issues.

"As an airline, the safety and comfort of our passengers and crew are our top priorities. Therefore, any situation that compromises either their safety or comfort is taken seriously, and in such circumstances, the crew will act in the best interest of the majority of our passengers," Stuart said.

"It's important to understand that our crew members make every effort to resolve a situation before it becomes an issue. Unfortunately, in some circumstances, it may become necessary for our crew to remove passengers."

The airline, like most air carriers, doesn't have a specific policy covering body odor, Stuart said.

I wonder if we are going to get to the point where a passenger renders an unintentional but particulary offensive fart and the plane is forced into an unscheduled landing to remove the offending party.

There are of course people who do have offensive body odour owing to a medical condition.

Kidney and liver problems can result in bad body odor.

This individual may have grounds for a reasonable lawsuit.

Originally Posted by russellsimpson

I wonder if we are going to get to the point where a passenger renders an unintentional but particulary offensive fart and the plane is forced into an unscheduled landing to remove the offending party.

There are of course people who do have offensive body odour owing to a medical condition.

Kidney and liver problems can result in bad body odor.

This individual may have grounds for a reasonable lawsuit.

If he DID have a medical condition I wonder if he gave the airline the courtesy of telling them. I am sure I have seen the question asked on their forms.

Regardless, this is just common logical sense and courtesy that if you are going to put yourself in a closed environment with others for an extended amount of time that you have to consider them. I know there are hospital strength odor blockers that may have a strong smell but not a brutally offensive one.

Originally Posted by Anna Key

I do hope not. There's enough of that nonsense already.

Indeed. Just being flippant I was.

^No excuse!

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Maybe other airlines will use the same procedure and remove 'smelly' customers.
This is a good thing imo. Nothing like sitting beside a man that reeks of alcohol, cigarettes and body odour, especially when they try and pick you up.

Originally Posted by Phuketbound

Nothing like sitting beside a man that reeks of alcohol, cigarettes and body odour, especially when they try and pick you up.

Surely you mean 'Nothing worse', or do you try to get all your dates on a middle east flight?

Still pay for two seats? Fattie.

^I said when 'they' try and pick me up. Learn how to read, eh.

Actually I pay for three. Go figure!
Cost me a pretty penny too.

Originally Posted by phuketbound

Learn how to read, eh.

I think it's you that needs critical reading 101. You're even too stupid to spot your own mistake.

And to think, they trust you with children. I wouldn't trust you with a balloon :shudder:

^Hey, go back to your stomping grounds (subslime)!

Originally Posted by phuketbound

^Hey, go back to your stomping grounds

Singular, retard.

PB, when you fly do they issue you with a seatbelt extension?