BO in J
Apr 22, 2014, 1:21 pm
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BO in J
Is there anything to be done when a fellow passenger has a strong body odor that permeates your cabin space?
Such was the case on a recent SFO-CDG flight in business class. The male passenger was sitting across from us.
There were other issues with this passenger (loud snoring, staring ( and not in a good way) at me and my same sex spouse).
Should I have said something to the FA...or just deal ( which is what we did) for the 10 hour flight.
Such was the case on a recent SFO-CDG flight in business class. The male passenger was sitting across from us.
There were other issues with this passenger (loud snoring, staring ( and not in a good way) at me and my same sex spouse).
Should I have said something to the FA...or just deal ( which is what we did) for the 10 hour flight.
Apr 22, 2014, 2:01 pm
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Did you try to spray some perfume on the BOP while he was snoring? I would certainly do that! :-)
May I assume that there we no empty seats your husband and you could take that would move you away from the BOP? Sometimes rubbing your eye while, in fact, giving someone a middle finger can be quite effective.
May I assume that there we no empty seats your husband and you could take that would move you away from the BOP? Sometimes rubbing your eye while, in fact, giving someone a middle finger can be quite effective.
Apr 22, 2014, 2:18 pm
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Sadly, I don't think anything can be done about others' personal hygiene, especially in such a confined space as an airplane. I don't quite see what the FAs could have been expected to do/say if you had told them and it would have put them in an embarrassing situation.
I am more concerned about the gentleman staring at you both "not in a good way". Could you say a bit more about what happened specifically? If he made you feel uncomfortable, I think there might have been a case to politely ask him if anything was the matter (but again, I would not involve the FAs at this stage unless he became explicitly inappropriate, insulting, or threatening).
Anyway, I feel for you. Those things happen and are extremely unpleasant.
I am more concerned about the gentleman staring at you both "not in a good way". Could you say a bit more about what happened specifically? If he made you feel uncomfortable, I think there might have been a case to politely ask him if anything was the matter (but again, I would not involve the FAs at this stage unless he became explicitly inappropriate, insulting, or threatening).
Anyway, I feel for you. Those things happen and are extremely unpleasant.
Apr 22, 2014, 7:27 pm
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I think there was something not quite right about this guy. He was probably about 60 years old. He just stared right at me every time I got up and it wasn't with a smile and a nod...but he wouldn't release the stare until I looked way. It was enough that I almost asked him if something was wrong....but at 35K over the Atlantic I choose not to engage. He was traveling alone but had repeated lengthy conversations (in French) with our FA.
My spouse was sitting on the aisle so he was closer to him and really felt/smelt the miasma.
My spouse was sitting on the aisle so he was closer to him and really felt/smelt the miasma.
Apr 22, 2014, 8:18 pm
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Did you try to spray some perfume on the BOP while he was snoring? I would certainly do that! :-)
May I assume that there we no empty seats your husband and you could take that would move you away from the BOP? Sometimes rubbing your eye while, in fact, giving someone a middle finger can be quite effective.
May I assume that there we no empty seats your husband and you could take that would move you away from the BOP? Sometimes rubbing your eye while, in fact, giving someone a middle finger can be quite effective.
Having had the "privilege" of travelling a lot in countries where this happens frequently (oh, some African elevators....), I have had my share of these situations.