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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: SeekAndFind

I guess I better not get on an airplane, doctor put me on water pills and told me I need to drink lots of water. Not a good combination with flight travel.


41 posted on 04/27/2017 11:11:47 AM PDT by W650
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To: blueunicorn6

This?

http://www.theolympian.com/news/local/article145626634.html


42 posted on 04/27/2017 11:18:35 AM PDT by HalfIrish
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To: drop 50 and fire for effect

"...I have little sympathy for this passenger or the other people mentioned..."


What is your proposed solution for people with medical conditions when an aircraft is delayed to the point they are about to urinate in their undergarments?

43 posted on 04/27/2017 11:20:51 AM PDT by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: W650

I take a water pill. When I fly i just don’t take them for 24 hours before the flight. I also try to watch the beverages beforehand. When I get to where I’m going then I start taking them again.

CC


44 posted on 04/27/2017 11:23:43 AM PDT by Celtic Conservative (Veni, vidi, Vomui- I came, I saw, I hurled.)
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To: Cowboy Bob

That says a lot about you.


45 posted on 04/27/2017 11:41:42 AM PDT by TankerKC (If Mitt Romney is elected, everyone in the US will die!)
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To: Blueflag

Buy on X fare on delta 4 weeks in advance and then buy a last second ticket on Southwest. If the Southwest flight was even half full I can see the price difference very easily. Delta sells some really cheap flights and Southwest can be downright expensive.


46 posted on 04/27/2017 11:46:01 AM PDT by FreedomNotSafety
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To: Red Badger

The aircaft was on the active. Sit the frick down.


47 posted on 04/27/2017 11:49:02 AM PDT by pacific_waters
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To: drop 50 and fire for effect

If one has medical issues, pre planning won’t work.


48 posted on 04/27/2017 11:52:12 AM PDT by oldsicilian
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To: House Atreides
I do the same thing with my kids.
I refer to it as the 3rd rule of the infantry.

Rule 1: Keep your butt down.
Rule 2: Never volunteer for anything.
Rule 3: Never miss a chance to eat, sleep, or use the can

49 posted on 04/27/2017 11:55:16 AM PDT by themidnightskulker (And then the thread dies... peacefully, in it's sleep....)
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To: youthphil

Read the article. He played the card.

I do know from experience getting out of your seat during taxing is a huge deal. I once got to keep my seat on the seat. Went to the restroom while at the gate, couldn’t take care of business quickly enough and was told to stay seated right there until the fasten seatbelt sign was turned off.


50 posted on 04/27/2017 11:55:25 AM PDT by FreedomNotSafety
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To: Blueflag
I cannot imagine a scenario where a Southwest flight was three times the cost of a Delta coach flight.

You lack imagination.

I just checked the Delta rates on their website for ALT-MKE. If you book a few months out, you can get a round trip for $186 and a one-way for $102.

A same day one-way on Southwest will cost you $444.

51 posted on 04/27/2017 12:02:19 PM PDT by TankerKC (If Mitt Romney is elected, everyone in the US will die!)
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To: Blue Jays

They weren’t out of odor though


52 posted on 04/27/2017 12:03:32 PM PDT by Phil DiBasquette
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To: House Atreides
Perhaps this guy decided he did not need to take this precaution.

Or, he had an extremely short connection time.

53 posted on 04/27/2017 12:10:06 PM PDT by TankerKC (If Mitt Romney is elected, everyone in the US will die!)
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To: HalfIrish

That’s the guy.

I’m sorry, but I was really laughing thinking about some poor Don Knotts type guy sitting in the next stall over when this happens.

He starts to smell smoke and takes some deep sniffs to check and then gags when he gets a nose full of the bouquet coming from his neighbor’s shorts.

“Do you smell that? It smells like smoke. Are you OK in there?”

Then the smoke detector goes off.

Beep! Beep! Beep!

“Are you OK in there?”

The firemen rush in and take an ax to the stall door.

“What’s going on out there?”

A fireman uses a dry chemical fire extinguisher.

Whoosh! White powder shoots up from under the wall of the stall.

A fireman yells, “Look out! He’s got a knife!”

The drunk slashes at the fireman screaming “Red hots! Get your red hots right here!”

Firemen charge through the broken stall door and there is the sound of a struggle.

The guy in the next stall yells, “What’s going on over there?”

A fireman yells back, “Don’t worry! His shorts were on fire but we put em out.”

The guy in the next stall says, “Oh, thank goodness. His shorts were on fire?”

“Yep”, says the fireman. “Any other questions?”

The guy says, “You wouldn’t, by chance, have any toilet paper on you? There doesn’t seem to be any in this stall and with all the ruckus, I forgot to check after I sat down and I sort of need some.”

The fireman says, “Years of schooling so I could save people’s lives and here I am putting out some guy’s shorts and potty-training some other guy.”


54 posted on 04/27/2017 12:10:18 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: FreedomNotSafety

I read the article, and saw that he mentioned his race, but for the most part it seemed to me that he was respectful and compliant. I guess there’s more to the story, but I’m going to respect his attitude. I didn’t watch the video.


55 posted on 04/27/2017 12:14:05 PM PDT by youthphil
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To: Blue Jays; oldsicilian
Blue Jays-What is your proposed solution for people with medical conditions...?

oldsicilian- If one has medical issues, pre planning won’t work.

Bottom Line: As best you can, make arrangements before there is an emergency.

First, if you have a medical issue, do your research before you travel. Understand the restrictions you may face and how they may impact you.

Second, do what you can to mitigate the risk of an incident, talk to your doctor. This may include wearing Depends or other garments to mitigate soiling your clothes.

Third, talk to the airline beforehand. As you board, talk to the cabin crew, let them know what is going on. Prior communication with the right person can prevent misunderstandings.

Most of the incidents we hear about are at least partially about miscommunication. Passengers must also understand that once on board, and the doors are closed, they can't simply move about the cabin.

56 posted on 04/27/2017 12:29:45 PM 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: bigbob
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.

No worries. I'm sure that the TSA will come up with a new rule that you may not have more than 1.5 oz of urine in your bladder in order to go aboard.

57 posted on 04/27/2017 12:40:50 PM PDT by AmusedBystander (The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next)
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To: drop 50 and fire for effect; oldsicilian

"...do what you can to mitigate the risk of an incident, talk to your doctor. This may include wearing Depends or other garments to mitigate soiling your clothes..."


Good grief. How about the airline showing humanity to a customer who needs 60 seconds to resolve a fleeting issue with dignity?
I have a younger relative who is worldly, successful, urbane, and probably makes more salary than all of us on this thread combined. She runs marathons and is a terrific mom.
She is also a diabetic and occasionally struggles with blood sugars that go high or low at times. When high, she drinks more and urinates more.
No need to put an achiever like that in Depends just because takeoff is very late.


58 posted on 04/27/2017 12:47:16 PM PDT by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: TankerKC

Fair enough. As a business traveler I never buy that far in advance. My remark was colored by my perspective.


59 posted on 04/27/2017 12:47:44 PM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
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To: TankerKC

But I *don’t* lack imagination ... ;-)


60 posted on 04/27/2017 12:48:43 PM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
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