Daft Americans

[cambam]

Flatulence leads US jet to divert
An American Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Nashville after passengers reported the smell of sulphur from burning matches.

The matches were found on the seat of a woman who had attempted to conceal the odour of flatulence with the matches, Nashville airport authorities said.

All 99 passengers and five crew left the plane while it was searched.

The woman was questioned by the FBI but released without charge and allowed to board another American Airlines flight.

"It was determined that she was trying to conceal body odour," said Lynne Lowrance of the Nashville Airport Authority.

She had "no malicious intent but had struck matches which is against [Transport Security Administration] rules," Ms Lowrance said.

The unidentified woman had an unspecified medical condition, Associated Press news agency said.

She was carrying safety matches, which the TSA allows in carry-on luggage.

The matches are not allowed to be struck, however.

cambam Reviewed by cambam on 12-06-2006. Daft Americans :D :D :D Flatulence leads US jet to divert An American Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Nashville after passengers reported the smell of sulphur from burning matches. The matches were found on the seat of a woman who had attempted to conceal the odour of flatulence with the matches, Nashville airport authorities said. All 99 passengers and five crew left the plane while it was searched. The woman was questioned by the FBI but released without charge and allowed to board Rating: 5

[lil josh]

lol made me giggle

[TallulahGreen]

NICE!!!!!!!!!

[lil josh]

nice? whats nice about that? soz if im being a bit abbrupt i just dnt c whats nice about it sowi

[Synthesizer Man]

Confined space + flammable gas + lit matches = could have been a whole lot worse!

[JunkYard]

I guess the odor was pretty bad, though. I mean, if she felt the need to light a match after a good blow it must have been stinky. Poor woman, how much shame can a person endure? I feel sorry for her. An entire flight was stopped because she had the farts, lmao!

I wonder who felt worse...the passengers dealing with the odor or the woman dealing with the shame?

[lil josh]

the woman dealing with the shame

[TallulahGreen]

I will probably grow up to be that woman.
AHHHHHHH.

Oh wait shit, I'm already supposed to be grown up right?
FUCK when and how did that happen?

[JunkYard]

i would think so...

[TheSmokingMonkey]

OMFG
that totally sucks for everyone involved

LOL