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Floyd R. Turbo

(26,549 posts)
Mon Feb 19, 2018, 05:15 PM Feb 2018

Air Farts One

An elderly man's flatulence forced his flight to make an emergency stop after a fight broke out over his barrage of bottom burps.

Passengers flying with budget Dutch airline Transavia from Dubai to Amsterdam were reportedly put out by the man's continued farting, and asked him to stop.

But the man failed to hold it in, and when even a direct order from the pilot didn't take the wind out of his sails, two particularly incensed passengers took matters into their own hands.

Local media reported that two Dutchmen sat next to the trumper started a fight with the man, which escalated to the point where the pilot was forced to make an unscheduled stop.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/02/19/plane_makes_unscheduled_stop_over_man_farting/

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Air Farts One (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2018 OP
This is hilarious! yallerdawg Feb 2018 #1
"Someone open a window!" Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2018 #2
The height of stupidity to ask someone to stop, as if it was a voluntary action. OnDoutside Feb 2018 #3
They should have locked MontanaMama Feb 2018 #4
Enjoy your trip! Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2018 #5
Oh, shit... yallerdawg Feb 2018 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author yallerdawg Feb 2018 #11
Don't be talking plane crashes MontanaMama Feb 2018 #12
18 hours of flatulence? yallerdawg Feb 2018 #14
Yes! MontanaMama Feb 2018 #15
The pilot should have dropped the oxygen masks... magicarpet Feb 2018 #6
Can you imagine? Farts, then 200 passengers Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2018 #7
Stop! Please! yallerdawg Feb 2018 #9
Old man might have had a health issue Downtown Hound Feb 2018 #10
Then he shouldn't fly. SharonClark Feb 2018 #13
I agree. I wonder if he is diabetic TexasBushwhacker Feb 2018 #19
Before my last four hour flight beveeheart Feb 2018 #16
That would make sense TexasBushwhacker Feb 2018 #18
This may be why most airlines don't serve garlic fries... Rollo Feb 2018 #17

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
1. This is hilarious!
Mon Feb 19, 2018, 05:25 PM
Feb 2018

I probably would have had a heart attack laughing so hard if I was on this plane - at the absolute absurdity of the situation!

Every time I hear this story it makes me laugh!

I would have been hysterically yelling, "Someone open a window!" just to add to the insanity!

MontanaMama

(23,322 posts)
4. They should have locked
Mon Feb 19, 2018, 06:00 PM
Feb 2018

his smelly ass in the bathroom for the duration. I'm flying to Australia this weekend and I can't imagine having to endure that for 18 hours. Good gawd.

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MontanaMama

(23,322 posts)
15. Yes!
Mon Feb 19, 2018, 06:41 PM
Feb 2018

It's 18 hours from San Francisco to Melbourne. If there is a gas bag on board...OMG.

You guys have fun here...

Downtown Hound

(12,618 posts)
10. Old man might have had a health issue
Mon Feb 19, 2018, 06:11 PM
Feb 2018

In which case demanding him to stop is like demanding somebody with chickenpox stop breaking out.

beveeheart

(1,369 posts)
16. Before my last four hour flight
Mon Feb 19, 2018, 08:29 PM
Feb 2018

I read that some people experience more flatulence during flights. And I worried that that might happen to me or those close to me. Fortunately my fears were groundless but I feel sorry for that poor old man.

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