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Stinky Flyer Booted Off Plane

'Brutal' body odor overwhelms Air Canada passengers

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 19, 2010 3:57 AM CST
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(Newser) – A too-smelly-to-fly controversy has followed hot on the heels of Kevin Smith's too-fat-to-fly kerfuffle. A passenger was escorted off an Air Canada regional flight this week after passengers complained about his overwhelming body odor. "People were just mumbling and staring at him,” one passenger told the Prince Edward Island Guardian. “The guy next to me said: ‘it’s brutal.'"

"The crew will act in the best interest of the majority of our passengers" in any situation where their safety or comfort is compromised, a spokeswoman said. The passenger, an American, was allowed to fly the next day. Such incidents are likely to rise as airlines try to squeeze in more passengers than ever before and make adequate personal space a thing of the past, industry expert Rick Seaney tells ABC News.

A malodorous passenger was asked to leave a Charlottetown-Montreal flight earlier this week.
A malodorous passenger was asked to leave a Charlottetown-Montreal flight earlier this week.   (?abdallahh)
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Kudos to the staff because it’s a very uncomfortable situation. I honestly think in this situation they handled it appropriately.
- Air Canada passenger Penny Walsh

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Silverbow7
Feb 20, 2010 4:23 AM CST
When I first saw this headline over that picture, I thought they had thrown the person out while the plane was in the air... It was shocking but for some reason, not surprising. Scary to find I'm starting to think like that.
Fondue
Feb 20, 2010 12:16 AM CST
“The guy next to me said: ‘it’s brutaltruth.'" Jokes people.
laslow
Feb 19, 2010 1:55 PM CST
Haha, I'm not surprised. Deodorant is so easily accessible (along with hot water), it's unbelievable that some people can stink the way they do. I was in a convenience store the other night, and the guy in front of me stunk so bad I had to keep 3+ feet of distance between myself and him. Everybody notices, it's the most intrusive stinks you can experience. If you can afford a fucking plane ticket, you can afford to scrub up and not stink like shit before you get on a plane with 100 other people.

 
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