The first RJ 200 regional jet of American Airlines from Philadelphia lands at Tweed New Haven Airport in New Haven in this photo taken on November 29, 2017.
The first RJ 200 regional jet of American Airlines from Philadelphia lands at Tweed New Haven Airport in New Haven in this photo taken on November 29, 2017.
Photo: Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut Media Photo File
Sometimes things get weird when people get on planes. Click on the link for the weirdest travel stories of 2018.
Sometimes things get weird when people get on planes. Click on the link for the weirdest travel stories of 2018.
Photo: KAREN BLEIER / AFP / Getty Images
A stowaway stops the flight off Oakland – January 2
A flight from Oakland to Portland started at 8:30, when a rat was seen on the plane. The flight, scheduled to depart at 9.15 am, was canceled and all passengers on board were disembarked. Full story
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A stowaway stops the flight off Oakland – January 2
A flight from Oakland to Portland started at 8:30, when a rat was seen on the plane. The flight, which had to leave
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Photo: KAREN BLEIER / AFP / Getty Images
Sleeping woman sexually assaulted by a man sitting between her and his wife – January 4
Federal authorities arrested a 34-year-old man after a woman reported having sexually assaulted her during a night flight between Las Vegas and Detroit, while she was arrested. was asleep next to him. The victim told the investigators that she had woken up to find her pants and shirt unbuttoned and the man's hand in her pants. Full story
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Sleeping woman sexually assaulted by a man sitting between her and his wife – January 4
Federal authorities arrested a 34-year-old man after a woman reported having sexually assaulted her overnight
The United passenger has so undermined the bathrooms that the plane had to land – January 5
A flight from Chicago to Hong Kong was forced to make an emergency landing in Alaska after a man had smeared excrement in some bathrooms of the plane. The man would also have tried to stuff a shirt in the toilet. Full story
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The United passenger has so undermined the bathrooms that the plane had to land – January 5
A flight from Chicago to Hong Kong was forced to make an emergency landing in Alaska after a man had coated excrement
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Photo: Kevork Djansezian / Getty Images
A woman from the Bay Area region thought she'd been booked for a flight to San Jose, California, but found herself in San José, Costa Rica on January 7th.
A Bay Area woman and her family accidentally found themselves in San Jose, Costa Rica, after they thought they had booked a flight to San Jose, California. After canceling the family's return flight, they accidentally booked a flight to Costa Rica. Full story
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A woman from the Bay Area region thought she'd been booked for a flight to San Jose, California, but found herself in San José, Costa Rica on January 7th.
A Bay Area woman and her family accidentally found themselves in San José, Costa Rica
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Photo: James Tensuan, The Chronicle
Passenger wearing 8 pairs of pants, 10 closed shirts – January 16th
A man who could not afford to pay for excess luggage tried to wear all the clothes he could not fit in his suitcase. The man, who bears the name of Ryan Hawaii, has been denied a boarding pass at Iceland's Keflavik airport for "acting brutally". Full story
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Passenger wearing 8 pairs of pants, 10 closed shirts – January 16th
A man who did not have the money to pay for excess luggage tried to wear all the clothes he could not
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Photo: Matthew Lloyd, Bloomberg
United Airlines flight diverted to San Francisco after bathrooms reach maximum capacity – January 16
A United Airlines flight from Denver to Hawaii was diverted to San Francisco when the aircraft's toilet reached capacity before the planned flight. Full story
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United Airlines flight diverted to San Francisco after bathrooms reach maximum capacity – January 16
A United Airlines flight from Denver to Hawaii was hijacked to San Francisco when the aircraft toilets reached
Flight carrying more than 80 plumbers stranded due to toilet problems – January 30
A Norwegian Airlines flight was forced to land prematurely after a "problem with the toilets on board". About 85 of the passengers on board were plumbers, many with plumbing company Rørkjøp, reported the Swedish news website Dagbladet. Full story
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Flight carrying more than 80 plumbers stranded due to toilet problems – January 30
A Norwegian Airlines flight was forced to land prematurely after a "problem with the toilets on board". About 85% of
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Photo: Noah Berger, special for the chronicle
A student claims that Spirit Airlines asked him to empty his hamster so that she could board – February 8
A student traveling with her hamster, Pebbles, says that an employee of Spirit Airlines refused to let her get on her plane and suggested she empty the little stuffed rodent into the toilet. After exploring the alternatives, the student decided to throw Pebbles in the toilet and take her flight. Full story
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A student claims that Spirit Airlines asked him to empty his hamster so that she could board – February 8
A student traveling with her hamster, Pebbles, says a Spirit Airlines employee has refused to let her
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Photo: The Associated Press
United SFO flight to Honolulu loses engine parts while in the air in a terrifying ordeal – February 13
A United Airlines plane traveling from San Francisco to Honolulu made an emergency landing after losing parts of an engine in full flight. Passengers recorded photos and videos representing the starboard engine of the aircraft exposed over the Pacific Ocean. Full story
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United SFO flight to Honolulu loses engine parts while in the air in a terrifying ordeal – February 13
A United Airlines plane traveling from San Francisco to Honolulu made an emergency landing after losing
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Photo: Maria Falaschi
Theft officer in Sacramento says he saved two girls from the slave trade – February 18
A flight attendant in Sacramento said he saved two teenagers aged 15 and 17 from being trafficked. The girls tried to travel to New York for a Sacramento flight, but the officer noticed "immediate red flags," including the fact that there had been no damage. adult with them and that neither of them was correctly identified. Full story
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Theft officer in Sacramento says he saved two girls from the slave trade – February 18
A flight attendant in Sacramento said he saved two teenagers aged 15 and 17 from being trafficked. The girls tried to check for
"Almost everyone flew in the plane": the pilot reports a frightful descent during the storm nor easter – March 2
A pilot who landed at Washington Dulles International Airport during a storm described a desperate descent that caused many passengers to vomit.
"Very bumpy downhill," writes the pilot. "Almost everyone in the plane vomited, the pilots were about to throw up." Full story
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"Almost everyone flew in the plane": the pilot reports a frightful descent during the storm nor easter – March 2
A pilot who landed at Washington Dulles International Airport during a storm described
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Photo: Mark Lennihan, AP
A passenger allegedly strangled people, would have called baby a "slut" in full flight – March 3
A passenger on a Siberian Airlines flight between Saint Petersburg and Novosibirsk, Russia, was arrested after allegedly attacking his other passengers in mid-flight. According to the passengers, the man called a baby a "bitch" and tried to attack the child. Full story
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A passenger allegedly strangled people, would have called baby a "slut" in full flight – March 3
A passenger of a Siberian Airlines flight between St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk, Russia, was arrested after
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Photo: Igmarx
A puppy dies during a United flight after a passenger told him to put a dog in the upper compartment – March 13
A 10-month-old puppy died on a three-hour flight after a flight attendant from United Airlines asked the owner of the dog to put it in the upper compartment. United investigation of the incident. Full story
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A puppy dies during a United flight after a passenger told him to put a dog in the upper compartment – March 13
A 10-month-old puppy died on a three-hour flight after a United Airlines flight attendant told the dog owner
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Photo: June Lara
United mistakenly transports dog from Kansas to Japan – March 14
A Kansas family returning from Oregon went to a freight facility to pick up their dog, a German Shepherd, but instead received a Great Dane. The family learned that their dog had flown to Japan, where the Great Dane had to leave. Full story
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United mistakenly transports dog from Kansas to Japan – March 14
A Kansas family returning from Oregon went to a freight facility to pick up their dog, a German Shepherd, but instead received a Great Dane. the
An Emirates flight attendant dies after a crash of a Boeing 777 – March 16
An airline flight attendant from Emirates Airline died after being dropped from a plane while he was parked at Entebbe Gate, Uganda, before a flight.
The woman was transported to a nearby hospital with injuries to her face and knees, but died shortly thereafter. Full story
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An Emirates flight attendant dies after a crash of a Boeing 777 – March 16
An Emirates Airline flight attendant died after being dropped from a plane while parked at the Entebbe Gate in Uganda before
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Photo: Adam Scheck, Associated Press
70-year-old man kidnapped from plane after a flight attendant "abusing the breed" – March 17
A 70-year-old man was transported from a plane to La Palma after apparently launching racist slurs against a black flight attendant. Spanish media El Pais reported that the man reportedly said "I do not want black people around me" to the flight attendant. Full story
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70-year-old man kidnapped from plane after a flight attendant "abusing the breed" – March 17
A 70-year-old man was transported from a plane to La Palma after apparently launching racist slurs against a black flight attendant.
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Photo: Houston Chronicle
United pays $ 10,000 to get off the plane – March 22
One woman said that United had paid him $ 10,000 to leave an overbooked flight. She said United did not want to give him money, so they gave him $ 10,000 in travel credit. Full story
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United pays $ 10,000 to get off the plane – March 22
One woman said that United had paid him $ 10,000 to leave an overbooked flight. She said that United did not want to give him money, so they gave him
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Photo: Horacio Villalobos – Corbis / Corbis images Via Getty
Photo: Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut Media Photo File
The first RJ 200 regional jet of American Airlines from Philadelphia lands at Tweed New Haven Airport in New Haven in this photo taken on November 29, 2017.
The first RJ 200 regional jet of American Airlines from Philadelphia lands at Tweed New Haven Airport in New Haven in this photo taken on November 29, 2017.
Photo: Arnold Gold / Hearst Connecticut Media Photo File
A layer washed in a washbasin invites attendants to ask tractors to urinate in bags
Travelers have recently been having trouble for travelers to Kona, Hawaii, from Phoenix, when flight attendants reportedly informed passengers that they could not use the onboard toilets.
A woman, who was not identified, took the video of an American Airlines employee telling her that the toilets were overflowing and asking her to urinate in a bag.
"What do you mean, I have to pee in a bag?" the passenger asked.
"[Inaudible] "They're overflowing," said the flight attendant. "This one has a lot of (space) left."
The passenger told KPNX that there had been an announcement on the flight informing travelers that a sink was overflowing. She added that two other toilets were locked, "so there was no access to them."
The passenger noted that she felt particularly bad for a woman traveling with a toddler who had to use the toilet.
"(The mother) was informed that she had to use a bag," said the passenger. "She opened the toilet door and grimaced on her face … you could say that she was going to have a stomach ache because of the sight and smell."
American Airlines confirmed the event at KPNX, but noted that the toilets were in working order when the plane took off. After inspecting the plane when it landed, the company stated that it found that a diaper had been thrown into one of the toilets, causing the problem.
American Airlines added that it would affect the 187 passengers on the flight. (The passenger confirmed that the airline had offered $ 240 in vouchers and 17,500 miles, but had denied it because it did not think it was adequate compensation.)
"If a US flight is in flight and all toilets become inoperative, the flight will fly to the nearest airport so that maintenance corrects the situation," the statement said. "Due to the location of the aircraft, the flight continued until its intended destination."
