Being in a plane with strangers can be uncomfortable with screaming babies and the guy who doesn’t understand what arm rest is his, but a Transavia Airlines flight this week from Dubai to Amsterdam Schiphol had to be diverted to Austria when passengers started fighting due to someone’s excessive farting. Yes, Farts on a Plane! Cue Samuel L. Jackson yelling that line from ‘Snakes on a Plane’ but dub in ‘farts’. Yes, if you toot too much thousands of feet in the air with no regard for your fellow man, well maybe your asking for it.
Police had to come on the plane to remove the unruly passengers, and according to the New York Post that these people were two women and two men. The women are reportedly taking Transavia Airlines to court over what they believe was an unfair ejection from the flight. All four people were released from police custody without charges being filed, but all have been banned from flying Transavia Airlines in the future.
“Our crew must ensure a safe flight. When passengers pose risks, they immediately intervene. Our people are trained for that. They know very well where the boundaries are. Transavia is therefore square behind the cabin crew and the pilots,” the airliner said in a statement.
Did Transavia overreact?
