It is considered polite to light a match after passing gas. But not while on a plane.
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.
salmonngarflukel on May 15th, 2021 at 22:57 UTC »
I tried to do a one cheek sneak while in the middle seat, an elderly woman to my right at the window and my husband was to my left by the isle... It did not come silently. I stared straight ahead while I saw her turn to me in my peripheral immediately at the eruption of my toot and glare at me. That was 10+ years ago and any time anyone mentions flying, I think of that moment
CletusVanDamnit on May 15th, 2021 at 21:12 UTC »
You don't need to cover the smell of a fart on a plane. If no one heard it, it would be impossible to determine who let it rip. You're in a can for crying out loud.
kevnmartin on May 15th, 2021 at 19:12 UTC »
Yeah, that doesn't work. In my old office, my desk was next to the men's room. They would troop in there, one by one after lunch and then light matches to mask the stank. It did not work.