Delta Employees Asked Man to Leave Flight After Using Restroom, Videos Shows

NBC News ^ | 04/27/2017 | by KALHAN ROSENBLATT

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A passenger was allegedly removed off a Delta flight from Atlanta to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, after he used a restroom as the plane taxied for takeoff, according to a series of videos posted to YouTube and a blogpost from the passenger who filmed them.

The man, identified as Kima Hamilton by NBC News affiliate TMJ4, was a passenger aboard Delta Flight 2035 when the April 18 incident took place.

Hamilton said he had an urgent need to use the bathroom, and after a 30-minute delay on the tarmac, ran to the back of the aircraft to use the restroom, according to a blog entry by fellow passenger Krista Rosolino.

Rosolino wrote that Hamilton was in the restroom for "less than a minute," and returned to his seat when it was announced the plane was returning to the gate to have a passenger removed.

"Everyone was shocked — what could have happened?" Rosolino wrote. "[Hamilton] quickly spoke up and apologized, saying he thought it was him, and he explained to those of us nearby what had happened."

Rosolino told NBC News because of the recent news of passengers being pulled off flights, as soon as it was announced the plane was returning to the gate, everyone became concerned.

When the flight arrived back at the gate, a Delta employee boarded and told Hamilton to get his things and follow him off the aircraft. That's when Rosolino began filming.

The employee begins to ask Hamilton to leave the aircraft again to "discuss the scenario." But Hamilton, still calm but appearing frustrated, asks what else there is to discuss.

"In that environment I'm at their mercy," Hamilton told TMJ4. "I'm a paying customer, but I have no say.

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I didn’t miss your point, but I have little to offer.

We can’t just keep on adding more laws to fix people’s failure to be reasonable.
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I think they mean 3x his original fare on Delta. Last minute fares are expensive on almost airlines. I usually fly Delta for my business travel, but recently had to book a same day flight from ATL to SLC - Ended up on Southwest for $900, rather than over $2000 for Delta. Hub to hub for Delta is prohibitively expensive last minute.