smoking in the bathroom?
May 28, 2007 | 8:48 am
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smoking in the bathroom?
Last night on my BOS-IAD flight, a woman was caught smoking in the bathroom mid-flight. It appeared from my seat that she had tried block the air vent with paper towels, and that the towels had caught on fire, making the situation even worse. I had never seen anyone try to get away with this stupid maneuver, so I am curious to know what happens in this situation. Anyone know?
May 28, 2007 | 9:27 am
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Someone's Seriously Addicted
Last night on my BOS-IAD flight, a woman was caught smoking in the bathroom mid-flight. It appeared from my seat that she had tried block the air vent with paper towels, and that the towels had caught on fire, making the situation even worse. I had never seen anyone try to get away with this stupid maneuver, so I am curious to know what happens in this situation. Anyone know?
May 28, 2007 | 9:48 am
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I wrote about a similar incident a couple weeks ago but couldn't find the thread. Almost 10 years ago in the winter time, I was flying ATL-PIT and a snowstorm had things jammed up pretty bad. We entered a holding pattern and someone went into the bathroom and started smoking. They threw their cigarette away in the trash and set the trash on fire. We made an emergency landing, evac'd, etc., just because some dumb*ss couldn't deal with their nic fits.
May 28, 2007 | 10:29 am
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May 28, 2007 | 2:32 pm
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I wrote about a similar incident a couple weeks ago but couldn't find the thread. Almost 10 years ago in the winter time, I was flying ATL-PIT and a snowstorm had things jammed up pretty bad. We entered a holding pattern and someone went into the bathroom and started smoking. They threw their cigarette away in the trash and set the trash on fire. We made an emergency landing, evac'd, etc., just because some dumb*ss couldn't deal with their nic fits.
May 29, 2007 | 7:32 am
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