Disgusting Things You've Seen Inflight
#46
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That guy is, then, a real wuss
Durian is a delicious fruit, and I vividly recommend it. The texture is...somewhere between butter and cream cheese. Granted, the smell can be overwhelming for the un-initiated, but once you sink your teeth into the delicious meat of the fruit, you'll quickly forget about that.
I'm actually serious here, although it's something that I guess most would need to "learn to love"
I would not, however, eat it in an airplane, since I would not want to upset someone with as weak a stomach as that guy from "Bizarre Foods"
Durian is a delicious fruit, and I vividly recommend it. The texture is...somewhere between butter and cream cheese. Granted, the smell can be overwhelming for the un-initiated, but once you sink your teeth into the delicious meat of the fruit, you'll quickly forget about that.
I'm actually serious here, although it's something that I guess most would need to "learn to love"
I would not, however, eat it in an airplane, since I would not want to upset someone with as weak a stomach as that guy from "Bizarre Foods"
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-Guy picking hairs from his head, inspecting them an eating them Fortunately it was only ORD-DEN or else I'd have gone crazy.
-Woman who decided to change her baby's nappy on the drinks table between the seats in domestic F. What was worse was she had a bag of chips she was snacking on whilst doing it!
-Anyone who does that snorting-up-their-nose thing instead of blowing their damn nose! Drives me insane!
-Men who just can't aim straight in the bathroom and end up decorating the bathroom. Major when the aircraft is still parked at the gate!
'Hey Mum, I'm on the plane sitting next to this disgusting moron...'
-Woman who decided to change her baby's nappy on the drinks table between the seats in domestic F. What was worse was she had a bag of chips she was snacking on whilst doing it!
-Anyone who does that snorting-up-their-nose thing instead of blowing their damn nose! Drives me insane!
-Men who just can't aim straight in the bathroom and end up decorating the bathroom. Major when the aircraft is still parked at the gate!
'Hey Mum, I'm on the plane sitting next to this disgusting moron...'
#50
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Have witnessed people clipping their nails at the gate and on the airplane numerous times.
And a couple drinking Starbucks coffee and eating beef jerky at the same time. **wants to gag at the thought** lol
And a couple drinking Starbucks coffee and eating beef jerky at the same time. **wants to gag at the thought** lol
#51
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Two years ago on a NW flight from Lgw to Dtw a young woman jerked her boyfriend off under a blanket across the aisle from me. After about an hour he lost it somewhere over Newfoundland and let out a sigh and moan of relief. Then he got up and went to the lav to clean up the mess. Anyone for a recycled blanket?
#52
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I've seen people eat nasty animal parts such as eyes onboard my flight, not once, but a couple time. That kind of gross me out so I just switch over from DirecTV to XM radio.
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Was working upper deck on a 744 in business class last week on a flight from ORD to PEK (Beijing) and witnessed a passenger sneeze loudly into his cupped hands and proceed to take the headrest drape cloth from behind his head, wipe off his hands, hock up phlegm and spit it into the cloth before stuffing it into the sidewall stowage bin. Had to don gloves and break open the bio-hazard kit to dispose of the cloth and advised maintenance to disinfect the interior of the sidewall bin upon arrival. Yes, he was a Mileage Plus Premier Executive - and a real class act to boot!
#54
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Was working upper deck on a 744 in business class last week on a flight from ORD to PEK (Beijing) and witnessed a passenger sneeze loudly into his cupped hands and proceed to take the headrest drape cloth from behind his head, wipe off his hands, hock up phlegm and spit it into the cloth before stuffing it into the sidewall stowage bin. Had to don gloves and break open the bio-hazard kit to dispose of the cloth and advised maintenance to disinfect the interior of the sidewall bin upon arrival. Yes, he was a Mileage Plus Premier Executive - and a real class act to boot!
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I don't understand when the changing of a daiper happens on the seat next to me, use the ....ing bathroom!!!!
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Watched a guy do this yesterday on SEA-IAH. He just left it in the seat pocket as we walked off the plane. He also had a spit cup with a little paper towel in it left in the seat pocket.
#57
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On a flight a few years ago from YYZ- CPH. I was seated in last row of business Class cabin. Couple 2 rows up with a toddler decided the aisle was the best place to change Junior's soiled diapers. Not sure what they were feeding this kid but there were 4 diaper changes in the aisle throughout the flight, including one during the meal service. They just wiped away in front of everyone. To top if off they rolled up the used diapers and simply left them under their seats until the plane landed and then tried to give them to the Flight Attendant who told the Father to discard them in the lav...absolutely vile! The front lav had a changing table too! The Crew did nothing either to mention to them to do this in the washroom. The smell permeated the cabin the whole flight
#58
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On a recent flight from JFK-LAX, a gentleman in the business class cabin was watching his computer & using his head phones for the sound. That is until the headphones slipped out of the jack, and the sounds of hardcore porn filled the business class cabin. The guys was probably 25 & the woman next to him must have been aged 75 years. I will never forget the look on her face.....absoultely one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Some other passengers proceeded to make comments which I couldn't hear, but then one passenger approached & asked if he too could review the scene. By that time one of the flight attendants had been informed & asked him to put his laptop away saying there was a time & a place & this wasn't it.
#59
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Several years ago I was in Y on a full 747, and was seated near the lavatory. It was pre-9/11, and there always seemed to be a long line of pax waiting for the loo during this flight. I observed one man waiting in line with a rather large book in hand.
Once he got in the lav, this man spent an extraordinary amount of time inside...at least 30 - 40 minutes or more. Seriously doubt he was ill, but wanted alone time to catch up on his reading.
While it might be debatable whether reading on the throne in itself is disgusting, it is something that should be done elsewhere, not on a full flight knowing well that other pax are waiting their turn. Nonetheless, I thought this to be incredibly rude, and deserved a mention on this thread.
Once he got in the lav, this man spent an extraordinary amount of time inside...at least 30 - 40 minutes or more. Seriously doubt he was ill, but wanted alone time to catch up on his reading.
While it might be debatable whether reading on the throne in itself is disgusting, it is something that should be done elsewhere, not on a full flight knowing well that other pax are waiting their turn. Nonetheless, I thought this to be incredibly rude, and deserved a mention on this thread.
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top this!
I had a guy next to me ask for a glass of water. Then he proceeded to whip out a toothbrush and tooth paste and brush his teeth. Disgusting. He spit the water back into the glass and then drank it!!!! Yuck!