Posted on 12/05/2006 12:10:58 PM PST by OldCorps
Flatulence brought 99 passengers on an American Airlines flight to an unscheduled visit to Nashville early Monday morning.
American Flight 1053, from Washington Reagan National Airport and bound for Dallas/Fort Worth, made an emergency landing here after passengers reported smelling struck matches, said Lynne Lowrance, a spokeswoman for the Nashville International Airport Authority.
The plane landed safely. The FBI, Transportation Safety Administration and airport authority responded to the emergency, Lowrance said.
The passengers and five crew members were brought off the plane, together with all the luggage, to go through security checks again. Bomb-sniffing dogs found spent matches.
The FBI questioned a passenger who admitted she struck the matches in an attempt to conceal body odor, Lowrance said. The woman lives near Dallas and has a medical condition.
The flight took off again, but the woman was not allowed back on the plane.
"American has banned her for a long time," Lowrance said.
She was not charged but could have been. While it is legal to bring as many as four books of paper safety matches onto an aircraft, it is illegal to strike a match in an airplane, Lowrance said.
Poor thing....
I'd laugh....
but she coulda made the plane explode!
I'm just honored to be included on these.
It's a Burgh thing..............
Thats pretty series! lol!
The plane was not grounded due to flatulence. The plane was grounded because passengers correctly identified evidence that matches had been struck on board. Striking a match is illegal, and the passengers should be commended for be cautious.
Thank you member of the bar for setting the record straight. /s>
Uh, duh. But hey any excuse for fart jokes. Quit being a stinker :-).
"The woman lives near Dallas and has a medical condition."
Patty Sheehan?
Reminds me of a televangelist from Dallas, Robert Tilton, famous for his flatulence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS436sDdVtY&mode=related&search=
ROTFLOL....this case brought tears to my eyes....and nose!
that's what I meant, of course.
She's not someone I want to remember too well.
Man and that wasn't even the Robert Tilton Megamix. Whew wee-e that mad me laugh.
Actually I love that you used another name. Wouldn't it be great if we all forgot her permanently? Sorry to refresh your memory. I know it isn't a pretty reminder (or memory).
Good one about Sheehan though. Perfect. :-)
Cindy?
LOO!!! I mean LOL!!!!
Is that guy for real? Please tell me it's a joke.
things are so naturally funny
no comedic improvement
can be made
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