Sat in urine for entire flight...EEEWWWWWW!!!
Jan 14, 2008, 4:56 pm
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Sat in urine for entire flight...EEEWWWWWW!!!
Yes that is correct! Flying from ORD-EWR 30 Dec (full flight) my parter sat in his seat (9A) and about halfway through the flight notices his butt is moist, he thought it might be swamp a$$! But soon realized that it wasn't and his rear was wet from something that was in the seat! I picked him up and he comments his pants are wet. 
Get home and he changes his clothes and I happen to actually smell his jeans and I was revolted to smell urine! He couldn't get into the shower fast enough!
We immediately call AA and explain the situation and ask that the plane/seat get cleaned. The comment was that customer care was closed until Monday, well actually they were closed until Wednesday 2 Jan. AA couldn't tell him whether the plane had been cleaned at EWR or not! I certainly hope that it was and if someone sat in that seat don't blame him!!!
They did offer him a nice addition of points to his AA account.^
Has this ever happened to anyone else and what do you do during the flight without any blankets to sit on?
Get home and he changes his clothes and I happen to actually smell his jeans and I was revolted to smell urine! He couldn't get into the shower fast enough!
We immediately call AA and explain the situation and ask that the plane/seat get cleaned. The comment was that customer care was closed until Monday, well actually they were closed until Wednesday 2 Jan. AA couldn't tell him whether the plane had been cleaned at EWR or not! I certainly hope that it was and if someone sat in that seat don't blame him!!!
They did offer him a nice addition of points to his AA account.^
Has this ever happened to anyone else and what do you do during the flight without any blankets to sit on?
Jan 14, 2008, 5:14 pm
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and we thought the vomit on the window thread was bad. GROSS!
Jan 14, 2008, 5:17 pm
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Yes that is correct! Flying from ORD-EWR 30 Dec (full flight) my parter sat in his seat (9A) and about halfway through the flight notices his butt is moist, he thought it might be swamp a$$! But soon realized that it wasn't and his rear was wet from something that was in the seat! I picked him up and he comments his pants are wet.
Get home and he changes his clothes and I happen to actually smell his jeans and I was revolted to smell urine!
Get home and he changes his clothes and I happen to actually smell his jeans and I was revolted to smell urine!
....please pardon the pun, but this smells fishy to me. Good will on AA for giving you mileage, but I notice the instant I sit down if my seat is wet or not. He should have immediately told the FAs that his seat was wet, that way, the FAs can inform the pilots to have the seat changed once it arrives so the next pax doesn't encounter the same thing. Shame on him for not informing anyone until a few days later
....and now it's nearly 12 days after that you inform FT?
Jan 14, 2008, 5:19 pm
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he sat in the seat for nearly 50-70 minutes and didn't realize that the seat he was sitting in was wet when he first sit down....please pardon the pun, but this smells fishy to me.
Good will on AA for giving you mileage, but I notice the instant I sit down if my seat is wet or not. He should have immediately told the FAs that his seat was wet, that way, the FAs can inform the pilots to have the seat changed once it arrives so the next pax doesn't encounter the same thing. Shame on him for not informing anyone until a few days later....and now it's nearly 12 days after that you inform FT?
....please pardon the pun, but this smells fishy to me. Good will on AA for giving you mileage, but I notice the instant I sit down if my seat is wet or not. He should have immediately told the FAs that his seat was wet, that way, the FAs can inform the pilots to have the seat changed once it arrives so the next pax doesn't encounter the same thing. Shame on him for not informing anyone until a few days later
....and now it's nearly 12 days after that you inform FT?
Jan 14, 2008, 5:22 pm
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that's what I was thinking....hence the goodwill on AAs part in awarding mileage
Jan 14, 2008, 5:22 pm
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Try to notice before the flight starts. This happened to me once (not sure it was urine; the seat cushion was just wet). It was a full flight, so they couldn't move me or switch the cushion. They were going to hold the departure until maintenance brought a dry one -- but then a non-rev agreed to sit on the wet cushion with blankets on top.
Jan 14, 2008, 6:20 pm
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No he didn't make the seat wet...and yes it was a while before he noticed it...jeans, tucked shirt etc. That's different that a pair of dress pants.
I forgot to post on here....my bad, been working etc. I was waiting for the final resolution from AA. His request!
We got on the phone to AA as soon as we got home and discovered what it was. We both thought that someone had spilled a bottle of water - while uncomfortable it's understandable! Never thought someone had urinated on the seat!!!
I forgot to post on here....my bad, been working etc. I was waiting for the final resolution from AA. His request!
We got on the phone to AA as soon as we got home and discovered what it was. We both thought that someone had spilled a bottle of water - while uncomfortable it's understandable! Never thought someone had urinated on the seat!!!
Jan 14, 2008, 6:28 pm
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No he didn't make the seat wet...and yes it was a while before he noticed it...jeans, tucked shirt etc. That's different that a pair of dress pants.
I forgot to post on here....my bad, been working etc. I was waiting for the final resolution from AA. His request!
We got on the phone to AA as soon as we got home and discovered what it was. We both thought that someone had spilled a bottle of water - while uncomfortable it's understandable! Never thought someone had urinated on the seat!!!
I forgot to post on here....my bad, been working etc. I was waiting for the final resolution from AA. His request!
We got on the phone to AA as soon as we got home and discovered what it was. We both thought that someone had spilled a bottle of water - while uncomfortable it's understandable! Never thought someone had urinated on the seat!!!
Jan 14, 2008, 6:48 pm
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Yes that is correct! Flying from ORD-EWR 30 Dec (full flight) my parter sat in his seat (9A) and about halfway through the flight notices his butt is moist, he thought it might be swamp a$$! But soon realized that it wasn't and his rear was wet from something that was in the seat! I picked him up and he comments his pants are wet.
Get home and he changes his clothes and I happen to actually smell his jeans and I was revolted to smell urine! He couldn't get into the shower fast enough!
We immediately call AA and explain the situation and ask that the plane/seat get cleaned. The comment was that customer care was closed until Monday, well actually they were closed until Wednesday 2 Jan. AA couldn't tell him whether the plane had been cleaned at EWR or not! I certainly hope that it was and if someone sat in that seat don't blame him!!!
They did offer him a nice addition of points to his AA account.^
Has this ever happened to anyone else and what do you do during the flight without any blankets to sit on?
Get home and he changes his clothes and I happen to actually smell his jeans and I was revolted to smell urine! He couldn't get into the shower fast enough!
We immediately call AA and explain the situation and ask that the plane/seat get cleaned. The comment was that customer care was closed until Monday, well actually they were closed until Wednesday 2 Jan. AA couldn't tell him whether the plane had been cleaned at EWR or not! I certainly hope that it was and if someone sat in that seat don't blame him!!!
They did offer him a nice addition of points to his AA account.^
Has this ever happened to anyone else and what do you do during the flight without any blankets to sit on?
Jan 14, 2008, 6:56 pm
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How do we know....I know what it smells like! We smelled his jeans when he got home...
The plane was full, hot and late and no he didn't wet himeself! He's a 33 year old, healthy guy! I am actually offended that you guys think he peed in the seat or on himself! Give us / him some credit! We are well educated, well traveled individuals and know how to respect things, including an AA seat!
We contacted AA as soon as we got home! It was late in ewr when he got in so we waited until arriving home.
So obviously he didn't handle like you would, sorry!
The plane was full, hot and late and no he didn't wet himeself! He's a 33 year old, healthy guy! I am actually offended that you guys think he peed in the seat or on himself! Give us / him some credit! We are well educated, well traveled individuals and know how to respect things, including an AA seat!
We contacted AA as soon as we got home! It was late in ewr when he got in so we waited until arriving home.
So obviously he didn't handle like you would, sorry!
Jan 14, 2008, 7:00 pm
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How do we know....I know what it smells like! We smelled his jeans when he got home...
The plane was full, hot and late and no he didn't wet himeself! He's a 33 year old, healthy guy! I am actually offended that you guys think he peed in the seat or on himself! Give us / him some credit! We are well educated, well traveled individuals and know how to respect things, including an AA seat!
We contacted AA as soon as we got home! It was late in ewr when he got in so we waited until arriving home.
So obviously he didn't handle like you would, sorry!
The plane was full, hot and late and no he didn't wet himeself! He's a 33 year old, healthy guy! I am actually offended that you guys think he peed in the seat or on himself! Give us / him some credit! We are well educated, well traveled individuals and know how to respect things, including an AA seat!
We contacted AA as soon as we got home! It was late in ewr when he got in so we waited until arriving home.
So obviously he didn't handle like you would, sorry!
Jan 14, 2008, 7:04 pm
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Not to be bias, but to blame AA on this one is iffy. Im sure if the AA/flight crew knew about this prior to leaving they would have changed it. If the person that was sitting there on the inbound flight doesnt tell anyone, no one is going to find out unless theres enough of it to make a visible pool. But not to notice until the flight is half over?
Jan 14, 2008, 7:14 pm
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Are you sure that you were not flying Continental?
Jan 14, 2008, 7:27 pm
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great good will on AA's part to give you points
Jan 14, 2008, 7:41 pm
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I'm sure that's what a well-traveled well-educated would want to do, go on Oprah or any other national show and admit to sitting in urine for an hour without noticing. Also swamp a$$, incredibly educated.