Posted on 12/04/2006 2:39:06 PM PST by Arec Barrwin
Terror threat? Er, no ... it's B.O.
03:43 PM CST on Monday, December 4, 2006
Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A flight headed to Dallas-Fort Worth was diverted in Nashville on Monday after passengers reported the smell of burning matches, which officials said came from a woman trying to hide body odor.
The 99 passengers and five crew members were evacuated from the American Airlines plane after it landed around 6:40 a.m., Nashville Airport Authority spokeswoman Lynne Lowrance said.
The plane, which was en route from Reagan National Airport in Washington, was searched, and luggage was screened.
Matches were found in the seat of one passenger, who was detained and questioned by the FBI. The matches were safety matches allowed in carryon luggage under Transportation Security Administration rules.
"It turned out she was trying to conceal body odor," Lowrance said.
The woman, who was not identified, was released without being charged, but was not allowed back on an American Airlines flight.
The remaining passengers were screened, and the plane resumed its flight around 10:30 a.m.
American Airlines, a unit of Fort Worth, Texas-based AMR Corp., has a main hub at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
LOL. Was she sitting next to an Imam? Or a chub?
Body odor or booty odor?
Not for long.
I hope that "body odor" wasn't a fart, or the whole thing coulda been somethin' MUCH more serious!
Was she French? lmao
I hope that "body odor" wasn't a fart, or the whole thing coulda been somethin' MUCH more serious!Some people are just ticking time-bombs.
What's her DU screen name?
Good one!
How is it possible to be so stupid?
More than likely one of the Anacostia girls. They dont bathe too frequently there.
Those Imam's gotta' stink...
Was she French?
probably not... she noticed the smell.
Thank you for the reminder that matches take care of THAT body odor.
Can you imagine this woman sitting in her seat, repeatedly lighting a match under each armpit? LOL
That's what I think too. She probably thought she was doing the other passengers a favor.
I just hate it when I'm in the Group 5 boarding and have seat 29E!!!
I agree. Some of those planes are like a flying outhouse.
Reminds me of the time I got a first class upgrade on a TWA flight from St. Louis to San Fran. On climb-out, the first class lav failed and a blue-green tidal wave went down the aisle, soaking everything. We put into KC and, when they couldn't find a spare aircraft, they decided to "fix" the failed one. We took off about 4 hours later on a less-than-pleasant flight. I think that was my last-ever TWA flight. Seeing that happen once in my life was enough for me.
Try sitting next to the toilet on a Mexican bus for eight hours.
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