BA flight forced to return because of ‘smelly poo in toilet’
A British Airways flight from Heathrow-Dubai was forced to return to London because of unbearable ‘smelly poo in the toilet’.
The plane returned to London 30-40 minutes after take-off when the smell became ‘unbearable’, according to reports.
The incident came to light when passenger Abhishek Sachdev, a town councilor from Hertfordshire, tweeted: “Insane! Our BA flight to Dubai returned back to Heathrow because of smelly poo in the toilet! 15hrs until next flight…#britishairways”.
Cabin crew were unable to fix the problem and the smell became unbearable for passengers seated nearby, forcing the plane to turn around near Brussels and land at Heathrow Airport.
The captain told passengers the smell was from ‘liquid faecal excrement’ in a toilet.
According to MailOnline Travel: “Mr Sachdev, a Tory councillor, said the flight departed on time Thursday night and everything seemed fine until the captain made an announcement about 30 minutes after take-off.”
He told MailOnline Travel: “The pilot made an announcement requesting senior cabin crew, and we knew something was a bit odd.
“About 10 minutes later he said you may have noticed there’s a quite pungent smell coming from one of the toilets.
“He said it was liquid faecal excrement, those are the words he used. He said it’s not a technical fault with the plane, and he was very adamant about that.”
BA apologised for the incident, which happened on Thursday, provided overnight accommodation, offered food vouchers and rescheduled the flight for the next day.
Meanwhile, an American Airlines flight from Miami to London had to be diverted to Kennedy Airport on Friday morning because of a ‘drunken and unruly passenger’.
Lisa
Lisa joined Travel Weekly nearly 25 years ago as technology reporter and then sailed around the world for a couple of years as cruise correspondent, before becoming deputy editor. Now freelance, Lisa writes for various print and web publications, edits Corporate Traveller’s client magazine, Gateway, and works on the acclaimed Remembering Wildlife series of photography books, which raise awareness of nature’s most at-risk species and helps to fund their protection.
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