Aug 27 2008
Farting in Flight
Stinky air passengers at large. Maybe even you. Gotta pass gas on the plane?
When you travel enough, you will eventually find yourself seat-belted next to a smelly troll. Someone with an Air Flavor. Could be the flavor of farts, feet, halitosis, or just plain old BO. Ugh.
I hate this. Can’t people shower before a flight? Wash their smelly clothes in a hotel sink or something first?
Have you ever been stuck next to a bad-smelling passenger?You can always try to change seats…although, admittedly, you are in a small confined area, breathing recirculated air. I’ve heard of flight attendants placing opened coffee packets in seat pockets around the offender. Hey, whatever helps!
Just don’t light a match to cover the smell. A plane recently landed because a woman in flight was found lighting matches (which are illegal to bring in planes) to cover the scent of her gas.
There is probably an argument here for ponying up for Business and First Class seats. Usually people paying full fares keep their clothes and bodies clean, and maybe brush their teeth. Maybe. But there’s no telling who is going to be gassy that day (it could even be you).
Remember, Beano is your friend.
Stumble it!
Ha ha, I’m familiar with this plane stink phenomenon. Almost every flight I’ve taken recently from Amsterdam to The US has already done a leg from Mumbai to Amsterdam. The people traveling from India to The States via Amsterdam are predisposed to smelling badly (sometimes for reasons beyond their control?) by the time I board. The one time in recent memory that I got seated next to a non-smelly passenger, a sweaty smelly obese fellow came up to her and informed her that she was sitting in his seat. He was so rank that I actually got a headache from his B.O.