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A shipment of durian, sometimes referred to as "king of fruits," was removed from the plane after complaints.
An Indonesian Airlines is forced to delay the flight of passengers.
Travelers aboard a Sriwajiya Air flight from Bengkulu, Indonesia, to Jakarta, a smelly fruit – of which there is nearly 4,500 pounds in the cargo hold – from the flight, by The Straits Times.
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The situation inside the cabin reportedly became so bad that passengers and crew came to "blows," according to The Jakarta Post, citing a report from an Antara news reporter who was on the flight.
Airline staff had claimed the smell would be dissipated, but passengers refused to fly and deplaned. Passengers on the ground later recorded crews unloading the shipment of durian from the cargo area.
The incident delayed one hour.
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A representative for Sriwijaya Air has been claimed because of the heat of the heat, despite wrapping the fruit and "putting in pandan leaves and coffee powder" to absorb the odor.
"Sri Lanka's Air Abdul Rahim, quoted in the Straits Times reported.
The airport in Bengkulu, meanwhile, is said to be rethinking how will be transported on future flights.
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This is not the first time durian has caused a literal and figurative stink. In April, 600 people were evacuated from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology – and crews were dispatched to check for gas leaks.
The fruit, which is sometimes referred to as "king of fruit," has a creamy, stringy texture, but also has a smelling that Smithsonian magazine compared to "turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock."
"Bizarre Foods" Andrew Zimmern host – who famously eats the world's most intimidating and off-putting foods, and says it was "too much for" [him]. "
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