The woman said that the stewards would not allow her to use the laboratory for 2 hours. I have the impression that the plane was on the ground with the passengers on it for 2 hours.
Sorry, I think that airlines’ doing this is unconscionable. If they need to repair the plane, they should do it before they let the passengers on. If they find the problem after loading, then let the passengers off until the problem is fixed.
Use of the bathrooms, hydration - these are basic human necessities and if Spirit airlines can’t provide these BASIC needs, then they deserve every single lawsuit coming their way as well as a one way nonrefundable ticket to bankruptcy.
Source: am retired flight attendant - both commercial and private.
that was the impression i got also..this was poor planning on the airlines part.
You should not have to wear a diaper when you take a plane trip.
I was about to ask whether or not Spirit Airlines had a toilet.
She paused and said “We're supposed to tell you that you can't do that.” I nodded, got out of my seat and used the bathroom.
The air marshals were NOT waiting for me at the end of the flight.
Yeah, I'm not going to fault the woman here or make a bunch of third worlders jokes. I'm sure she was humiliated.
The airlines are absolutely tyrannical when it comes to this. I recently flew across the country. The second leg of my flight was a short 35 minutes from Philly to Norfolk where the plane sat on the tarmac for 90 minutes waiting for weather to clear at our destination. During that time nobody was allowed to leave their seats. And when we arrived, it was another 20 minutes waiting for our gate to open up.
I've flown enough to know to always use the restroom right before boarding and not to sit in the restaurant downing a bunch of beers before my flight.