Disgusting Things You've Seen Inflight
Feb 20, 2008, 10:13 pm
#106
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No, not personally...but it was a pretty sensational story that got some good play in the media. Allegedly, in October of '95, an American banker was traveling on business from Buenos Aires to NY in F on United flight 976. After being cut off due to his apparent inebriation, he climbed on top of the beverage cart and did the dirty deed. What a sight it must have been!
Feb 20, 2008, 10:16 pm
#107
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Might be referring to this incident.
"He vigorously denies the allegations and
anticipates an early and favorable disposition of the matter," Finneran's
attorney, John Finnegan said, reading from a prepared statement.
Yeah, I'm sure it was all just a big misunderstanding.
Feb 21, 2008, 5:30 pm
#109
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I have to admit this was me
I have to admit this was actually me doing the grossing out. I was in Bahrain flying on Gulf Air to Bangkok. During take-off I started feeling really ill, probably a stomach virus, I searched for an air sick bag but there was none. I decided the only thing to do was to puke in the seat pocket in front of me. Probably would have worked but because of the angle of take-off it all starting coming back at me - and the little filippino girl sitting beside me. After we leveled off, which seemed to take forever, I went and changed my shirt and sat back in the stewardess jump seat and talked to a friend. Not wanting to go back to my original seat I found a couple of empty seats by my friend, laid down, and went to sleep. I awoke with me puking on a couple of carry on bags that someone had stowed in the empty seat floors. I changed my shirt again and went back to my original seat. A lot of people really upset with me on that flight!
Feb 21, 2008, 7:06 pm
#111
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Once in FIRST CLASS a man took out his nail clippers and started clipping his nails. Definitely tacky.
I've smelled alot of disgusting things over the years!!
I've smelled alot of disgusting things over the years!!
Feb 21, 2008, 8:07 pm
#112
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Feb 22, 2008, 1:16 am
#114
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Airlines aren't in the business of blaming random other people who didn't even fly with them. That's a new low, even for them.
Feb 23, 2008, 2:22 am
#115
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How about someone stepping on your seat after going to the lav? I was sitting in aisle sit G on 777 (5 seats in the middle. Two backpackere type ladies were sitting in E and F. The one in F seat was sleeping throughout the fligt so every time E-girl was going to the lav she was jumping over the F-girl ,stepping into my seat. Same on the way back from the lav.
This was after I got up and out of my seat to let him through. To top it all off, he even bothered to signal his wife (who is in the middle seat) to remain seated while he climbed past her.
Despicable behaviour!!
Feb 23, 2008, 2:11 pm
#116
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I was on one flight that took about 2-3 hours but felt like 14 weeks, behind a guy and a woman. The guy spends the first part of the flight running down his wife, and the second part trying to pick up the woman sitting next to him. By the end of the flight they are holding hands. Made me want to vomit -- and miss the bag, if you get my drift.
Feb 23, 2008, 4:59 pm
#117
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I have to admit this was actually me doing the grossing out. I was in Bahrain flying on Gulf Air to Bangkok. During take-off I started feeling really ill, probably a stomach virus, I searched for an air sick bag but there was none. I decided the only thing to do was to puke in the seat pocket in front of me. Probably would have worked but because of the angle of take-off it all starting coming back at me - and the little filippino girl sitting beside me. After we leveled off, which seemed to take forever, I went and changed my shirt and sat back in the stewardess jump seat and talked to a friend. Not wanting to go back to my original seat I found a couple of empty seats by my friend, laid down, and went to sleep. I awoke with me puking on a couple of carry on bags that someone had stowed in the empty seat floors. I changed my shirt again and went back to my original seat. A lot of people really upset with me on that flight!
Pretty gross but at least you own up to it..
Feb 23, 2008, 5:05 pm
#118
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Does anyone know what ever happened to this guy?
Feb 23, 2008, 11:44 pm
#119
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One of the filthiest things I have come across was actually last week on a CNS - SYD flight.
All boarded and about to take off when the most amazingly festy foot odour stench enveloped the cabin. I made eye contact with the cabin manager and she made eye contact with me, we both (and the guy along side me) almost dry reached and shook our heads. The cabin manager could see the culprits feet behind, they just took off their shoes - she wasnt happy.
After we reached cruising altitude the cabin manager got up and physically walked to the row behind me and told the entire row to put their shoes back on! She made a spiel to them (they were backpackers and english obviously wasn't their first language) saying that it was against QF regulations to remove shoeware on flights!
The hosties then walked up with cans of air fresheneer and virtually sprayed the offenders directly!
5 minutes later the air was clear again, we never smelt it again for the duration of the flight.
All boarded and about to take off when the most amazingly festy foot odour stench enveloped the cabin. I made eye contact with the cabin manager and she made eye contact with me, we both (and the guy along side me) almost dry reached and shook our heads. The cabin manager could see the culprits feet behind, they just took off their shoes - she wasnt happy.
After we reached cruising altitude the cabin manager got up and physically walked to the row behind me and told the entire row to put their shoes back on! She made a spiel to them (they were backpackers and english obviously wasn't their first language) saying that it was against QF regulations to remove shoeware on flights!
The hosties then walked up with cans of air fresheneer and virtually sprayed the offenders directly!
5 minutes later the air was clear again, we never smelt it again for the duration of the flight.
Mar 2, 2010, 1:51 pm
#120
Join Date: Feb 2010
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Pretty soon after we took off, I noticed a bit of a bad odor. Chalking it up to another “silent assassin” on the plane, I took a quick nap. When I woke up, I started talking a bit to the guy next to me in the middle seat. He was nice enough, but I started noticing the odor again. I kept hoping for it to pass, but it just wouldn’t go away.
I tried leaning forward, away from the guy next to me, and I rested my forehead on the seat in front of me – trying not to disturb the nice old lady who was sitting there. At exactly 2 hours 20 minutes into the flight, the guy next to me (middle seat) broke open a sandwich, and started eating it. It smelled like a .... sandwich.
Finally a flight attendant walked by, and said really loudly, “it smells like a barn up here!”. That got people in the different rows all piping up – people were saying they’d been smelling something since the plane took off. The guy next to me kept denying it was him.
That’s when the lady in the seat I had been resting my head against spoke up – she said she might have a problem. The flight attendant said not to worry, and she said, “no, I’m a little worried.” She had had a very bad, messy accident at the beginning of the flight, and had been sitting in it all this time. She had to take off all her clothes and put on a long coat to cover up. While one flight attendant escorted her to the bathroom, the rest of them created a hazmat scene around her seat, spraying all kinds of heavy duty stuff, wiping down the chairs all over, and throwing coffee grounds all over the floor.
Eventually she came back to sit down, but then a few minutes later had another accident. It was like being in a cattle car.
I tried leaning forward, away from the guy next to me, and I rested my forehead on the seat in front of me – trying not to disturb the nice old lady who was sitting there. At exactly 2 hours 20 minutes into the flight, the guy next to me (middle seat) broke open a sandwich, and started eating it. It smelled like a .... sandwich.
Finally a flight attendant walked by, and said really loudly, “it smells like a barn up here!”. That got people in the different rows all piping up – people were saying they’d been smelling something since the plane took off. The guy next to me kept denying it was him.
That’s when the lady in the seat I had been resting my head against spoke up – she said she might have a problem. The flight attendant said not to worry, and she said, “no, I’m a little worried.” She had had a very bad, messy accident at the beginning of the flight, and had been sitting in it all this time. She had to take off all her clothes and put on a long coat to cover up. While one flight attendant escorted her to the bathroom, the rest of them created a hazmat scene around her seat, spraying all kinds of heavy duty stuff, wiping down the chairs all over, and throwing coffee grounds all over the floor.
Eventually she came back to sit down, but then a few minutes later had another accident. It was like being in a cattle car.