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No Lights on Flights
While we've undoubtedly helped to clear the air about odor on planes, maybe some of our readers have taken us too seriously. We reported on the passenger who sued the airline for removing him because of his odor; we've told you that most U.S. airlines have an odor policy. And we've warned you that your plane might be less than fresh. But after the Richard Reid incident, we'd have thought that everyone knows you can't light matches on planes.
Not everyone has learned the lesson. The AP reported that a Dallas-bound American Airlines flight that was forced to land in Nashville yesterday after the crew smelled burning sulfur. Some matches had been lit by a female passenger in an attempt to conceal a "body odor," according to the spokeswoman for Nashville's airport. All 99 passengers and their bags were screened on the ground, and the flight took off once more, but without that passenger, who was detained and questioned by the FBI (but not charged).
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
funchilde Dec 6th 2006 9:49AM
These are the types of incidents that prove (to me anyway) that "common sense" is not common at all. This woman's poor decision making cost dozens if not hundreds of people time and money. People should start getting fined for this stuff!
Jim Dec 6th 2006 4:05PM
Talk about opportunism; the makers of the "Flatulence Deodorizer" have already pounced on this unfortunate incident in a massive PR push for their product. The link to their PR Web release is here:
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/12/prweb487974.htm
Jon Dec 7th 2006 9:40AM
Yes it precisely should be fined for it...