Plane Grounded By Flatulence!

[Markel]

Who needs shoe bombs, explosive liquids, etc., when you've got:

Flatulence Forces Plane to Land (title linked)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing Monday morning after a passenger lit a match to disguise the scent of flatulence, authorities said.

The Dallas-bound flight was diverted to Nashville after several passengers reported smelling burning sulfur from the matches, said Lynne Lowrance, spokeswoman for the Nashville International Airport Authority. All 99 passengers and five crew members were taken off and screened while the plane was searched and luggage was screened.

The FBI questioned a passenger who admitted she struck the matches in an attempt to conceal a "body odor," Lowrance said. She had an unspecified medical condition, authorities said.

"It's humorous in a way but you feel sorry for the individual, as well," she said. "It's unusual that someone would go to those measures to cover it up."

The flight took off again, but the woman was not allowed back on the plane. The woman, who was not identified, was not charged in the incident.

I think this must top the list of "most embarrassing moments".

[kgsilvas]

Take some Beano and lay off the matches! I bet the other passengers were p!ssed off. That would suck to be diverted because some moron was lighting matches.

How stupid and embarrassing.

[johnnymk]

In a closed space, is sulfur more or less dangerous to humans than methane?

She may have actually saved some lives by doing this.

[bachviet]

I wonder if she's related to Al Bundy.

[Airencracken]

If only she was a dude this would be great bragging rights

"Oh yeah? Well my farts grounded a plane. Top that."

[BigJon]

How did she get on the plane with matches? I thought they checked for that sort of stuff?

[Markel]

How did she get on the plane with matches? I thought they checked for that sort of stuff?

According to this version of the story, "Passengers are permitted four books of paper safety matches on a plane but cannot light them during flight...."

[yippiekiyeh]

um Damn use the lavatory... who said you needed to fart in your seat? Sheesh...

[renovation]

Damn she could of blown the plane up if her gas would have found that match! Or she just could of sprayed some of that cheap perfume she had on! Oh, wait, it was that perfume that smelled so bad she lit the match to try and hide it.

[BigJon]

According to this version of the story, "Passengers are permitted four books of paper safety matches on a plane but cannot light them during flight...."

Why give out matches if you can't use them?!?

[Napoleon54]

Why give out matches if you can't use them?!?

So the smokers can light up ASAP when the plane touches down without waiting for their luggage.

[Airencracken]

So the smokers can light up ASAP when the plane touches down without waiting for their luggage.

**** 'em.

I happened to have thrown a zippo lighter that was given to me as a gift into my bags, forgetting that zippo lighters are verboten! All lighters of any type; you do not bring these on the plane anymore! But you can bring matches. You can bring matches. You wonder at times why you can’t think clearly. That’s the ****in’ reason. They tell you, ‘Here, You can’t take a lighter because it lights, but you can take matches.’ That’s why we're ****ed! Your brain can’t cope with that kind of logic! The left hand side of the brain looks at right side of the brain and says, "I'm going to take a nap."

[Markel]

Why give out matches if you can't use them?!?

So they don't have to feel so guilty as they collect all the lighters at security.