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Delta Employees Asked Man to Leave Flight After Using Restroom, Videos Shows
NBC News ^ | 04/27/2017 | by KALHAN ROSENBLATT

Posted on 04/27/2017 10:26:37 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

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.

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcnews.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airlinepassengers; delta; deltaairlines; passengerabuse
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To: Drew68

Same happened to me. Old guy next to me tried to leave his seat to use the restroom. Was rebuked. So he sat back down and ended up urinating in the seat.
That was one smelly flight.


21 posted on 04/27/2017 10:47:18 AM PDT by Rio (Proud resident of the State of Jefferson)
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To: Blue Jays

Good grief, reprimand the passenger if you must.
Or deny him/her the frequent flyer miles.
All this absurd zero-tolerance nonsense will do is encourage people to pee into air sickness bags or onto the carpeted floor.


22 posted on 04/27/2017 10:48:39 AM PDT by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: SeekAndFind

Time to institute a “Does anybody have to go?” moment before leaving the gate. Especially if the plane’s been sitting for any length of time. It would just be common courtesy, IMO.


23 posted on 04/27/2017 10:49:01 AM PDT by pa_dweller (President Donald Trump, President Donald Trump. Because I know you like seeing it.)
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To: SeekAndFind

NO ONE HAS ANY COMMON SENSE ANY MORE


24 posted on 04/27/2017 10:49:19 AM PDT by Mr. K (***THERE IS NO CONSEQUENCE OF OBAMACARE REPEAL THAT IS WORSE THAN KEEPING IT ONE MORE DAY***)
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To: Rio
That was one smelly flight.

Smelly and heartbreakingly humiliating for the old man.

But, hey, at least the orders of a petty tyrant weren't broken.

25 posted on 04/27/2017 10:51:05 AM PDT by Drew68
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To: Blueflag

Tickets bought the day of the flight are typically much more expensive than ones purchased in advance — especially if there was a seat sale involved for the Delta tickets.


26 posted on 04/27/2017 10:51:10 AM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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To: forgotten man

same here...thought I was gonna bust waiting on the tarmac. After the all clear - I couldn’t get to the john fast enough.


27 posted on 04/27/2017 10:51:25 AM PDT by TomServo
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To: Rio

Poor guy. He was distressed, in pain, and that row of seats was "out of order" until they could have the upholstery shampooed, sanitized, and dried.

28 posted on 04/27/2017 10:52:08 AM PDT by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: SeekAndFind

At least he understood that was a fight he couldn’t win.


29 posted on 04/27/2017 10:52:36 AM PDT by discostu (Stand up and be counted, for what you are about to receive.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Before boarding a flight, I’ve always made sure to make my children go to the bathroom. Perhaps this guy decided he did not need to take this precaution. As it was, he caused the flight to lose its place in the takeoff queue — affecting all the other passengers on his flight, the flight crew and potentially folks on connecting flights.

There’s no reason to think he wouldn’t do it again the next time they were in queue. The pilot did the right thing.


30 posted on 04/27/2017 10:53:49 AM PDT by House Atreides (Send BOTH Hillary & Bill to prison)
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To: AmusedBystander

Just carry one of the portable urinals onboard and when necessary use it and hand it to the flight attendant to dump at her convenience.

Bet their rules don’t cover that!


31 posted on 04/27/2017 10:55:36 AM PDT by bigbob (People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
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To: Mr. K
NO ONE HAS ANY COMMON SENSE ANY MORE

Patriot Act Power Mad Flight Attendants don't need common sense. They have their own police force on demand at the jetway.

32 posted on 04/27/2017 11:00:22 AM PDT by TADSLOS (Reset Underway!)
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To: Blueflag

I agree there must be more to the story. But, if you purchase a “day of” flight ticket, I can see it being 3x the cost of a ticket bought weeks earlier.


33 posted on 04/27/2017 11:01:55 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: SeekAndFind

This is a tough one.

His mistake was not going sooner, before the plane was moving.

An airline will get in trouble if they are moving on the ground, or taking off or landing, and passengers are not seated with seat belts.


34 posted on 04/27/2017 11:06:03 AM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: bigbob

Make sure it is in less than 3-oz containers, in a 1-qt bag.

Should be A-OK


35 posted on 04/27/2017 11:06:27 AM PDT by Scrambler Bob (Brought to you from Turtle Island, otherwise known as 'So-Called North America')
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To: SeekAndFind

I have little sympathy for this passenger or the other people mentioned. Common sense dictates that you remain seated in a taxiing aircraft.

Even once the flight is holding, that time is merely an estimate, the aircraft may move earlier than stated. If you are up and moving around, and the aircraft moves unexpectedly, you may injure yourself or more importantly, other people.

If you are an adult, it is common sense to ensure you go prior to boarding. If you have bladder issues , then minimize fluid intake, or wear Depends or something similar just in case.

Prior planning prevents p-—ing on the plane.


36 posted on 04/27/2017 11:09:28 AM PDT by drop 50 and fire for effect ("Work relentlessly, accomplish much, remain in the background, and be more than you seem.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I sense there is a lot more to the story, especially since he threw race into it. AND, its NBC “News.”


37 posted on 04/27/2017 11:09:43 AM PDT by SpirituTuo
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To: USFRIENDINVICTORIA

Less true for Southwest. They don’t seem to employ the aggressive yield optimization algorithms the way the more traditional carriers do.

Never seen Southwest ‘gouge’ me even on a same day flight.

I wanna know more ...


38 posted on 04/27/2017 11:09:53 AM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
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To: SeekAndFind

It is OK to wet yourself if your shorts are on fire. It’s like those planes dropping water on a forest fire.

I’m not making this up. There was a story yesterday about a poor guy whose shorts caught on fire at WalMart.


39 posted on 04/27/2017 11:10:10 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: SeekAndFind

Unless there’s more to the story, it sounds like Delta thinks of passengers as no different than cargo.

Passengers, also known as: human beings, customers, the people paying your salary, etc. don’t always do what is needed or expected, sometimes they simply can’t. If there’s a very high preference for compliance, efficiency, and predictability- shipping people will always be a challenge. Great service providers seem to figure out how to manage to such challenges.

I have a relative with digestive problems. At times, that relative will need to use the facilities immediately. Visiting a restroom prior to a flight would make no difference, it’s just what that person struggles with.


40 posted on 04/27/2017 11:10:38 AM PDT by Made In The USA (Next thing you know, 'ol Jed's a millionaire)
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