"Looks like she picked the wrong day to quit Beano..."
Posted on 12/05/2006 1:36:47 PM PST by AUJenn
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.
Wow! This is the second one today!
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| Posted by OldCorps On General/Chat 12/05/2006 2:10:58 PM CST · 40 replies · 775+ views WBIR ^ | 5 Dec 06 | SAMUEL SHU 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... |
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| Woman Under Fire After In-Flight Flatulence |
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| Posted by Abathar On General/Chat 12/05/2006 10:24:45 AM CST · 34 replies · 654+ views The Indy Channel ^ | December 5, 2006 | AP NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- What do you do if you pass embarrassing gas on an airplane? One woman found out what not to do. A Nashville International Airport spokeswoman said an American Airlines plane bound for Texas had to make an emergency landing Monday morning in Nashville after matches were lit in flight. The pilot said the concern was what passengers said they smelled inside the aircraft and that he did not feel it was safe to continue on. "About 6:30 this morning, an American Airlines pilot called the FAA tower reporting that passengers were smelling fumes like matches being struck... |
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My brother told me how he cleared out a small English pub one time with beer farts.
Stinky American!
LOL!
Darn right. Keep your flatulent self off the plane!
Again, the headline is a lie. It was because someone lit matches. Any fire on any plane is a serious matter. The media had better stop farting around with misleading headlines.
Sorry, did not see any posted.
Heaven help the person who has to drive her to her destination now.
LOL!
Stupid lady - she should have just opened a window!
The search function is of variable utility.
Maybe so, but it's still one of the best headlines I've ever read.
This is gonna make a GREAT made-for-TV movie.
It could save Rosie O'Donnell's career.
Good thing I am making spicy three-bean chili tonight AFTER (ironically) just returning from a business trip to Nashville. (As further evidence of good planning, tommorrow is a home office day).
She should have dropped the matches after lighting them, not next to her seat of course .... while she was on the way out. How many people actually look down and inspect the walkway while they are deplaning?
That really stinks!
something about this story doesn't pass the smell test... I mean it really stinks!
"Looks like she picked the wrong day to quit Beano..."
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