Passengers Kicked off Air Canada Flight for Complaining about Vomit-Covered Seats
In a shocking incident onboard an Air Canada flight, two passengers were escorted off the plane after complaining about their seats being covered in vomit. Susan Benson, a fellow traveler on the flight, witnessed the entire ordeal and shared her account on Facebook.
According to Benson’s August 29 Facebook post, she noticed a “bit of a foul smell” when two women and a man were struggling to find their seats on the flight from Las Vegas to Montreal. It was soon revealed that someone had vomited on the previous flight, leaving behind a disgusting mess.
Although Air Canada attempted a quick cleanup before boarding, it fell short of a thorough cleaning. The airline placed coffee grinds in the seat pouch and sprayed perfume in an attempt to mask the smell, but the remnants of the incident were still present.
When the passengers in front of Benson informed the flight attendant about the residue on their seats, they were told that the flight was full and no alternative seats were available. Unwilling to endure a five-hour flight sitting in vomit, the passengers expressed their dismay to the flight attendant. However, even with the flight attendant’s apologies, they were left with no other option but to sit on blankets and clean the seats as best as they could.
However, the situation escalated when the pilot made an appearance and offered the two women a choice. They could either voluntarily leave the plane and organize their own flights, incurring expenses themselves, or they would be escorted off the plane by security and placed on a no-fly list due to their alleged rudeness towards the flight attendant.
Benson stated that the passenger sitting next to the two women defended them, claiming they were not being rude. However, the pilot returned to the front of the plane and security guards were brought in to remove the women from the aircraft.
Expressing her disbelief and concern for the mistreated passengers, Benson lodged a complaint with Air Canada and posted about the incident on the airline’s social media pages. It remains unclear whether the women were actually placed on the no-fly list.
Insider’s request for comment from both Susan Benson and Air Canada went unanswered at the time of reporting.
This unfortunate incident raises questions about the airline’s handling of such situations and highlights the significance of ensuring passenger comfort and safety during flights.