A woman caused a scene on a plane after claiming that staff had denied her access to the bathroom for two hours. A video posted online captured the incident on what appears to be a Spirit Airlines jet, where the unidentified woman can be seen squatting in the corner and urinating as a flight attendant films her.
In the video, the woman angrily explains that she had been requesting permission to use the bathroom for two hours, but was repeatedly told that it wasn’t possible as the bathroom doors were closed. The incident is part of a larger trend of unruly behavior by passengers on planes in the aftermath of the COVID pandemic.
The woman confronts the flight attendant recording her, expressing her frustration at the situation. The flight attendant prompts her to say hello to the camera, to which the woman retorts that the flight attendant should take responsibility for the situation. She insists that she cannot hold her pee any longer and challenges the flight attendant to do whatever she wants, even threatening arrest.
In response, the flight attendant advises her to drink water to avoid unpleasant smells from her urine. The 20-second video ends with the woman pulling up her pants and walking away.
As of now, Spirit Airlines has not released any official statement about the incident. The occurrence comes amidst a rise in incidents of disruptive passenger behavior during the resurgence of air travel following the pandemic.
Another recent incident involved a business class passenger being removed from a United Airlines flight when he complained that his preferred meal option was unavailable. The man’s rant about not receiving his desired meal, despite having paid extra for a business class ticket, led to the flight making an unscheduled stop in Chicago to remove him.
Additionally, there have been cases of in-flight brawls, with two women engaging in a physical altercation on a Frontier Airlines flight from Philadelphia to Las Vegas. The disturbance became so uncontrollable that the plane had to divert to Denver, where the women were taken into police custody.
The consequences and charges faced by these individuals involved in disruptive incidents are still unclear. The trend of unruly behavior onboard flights is a concerning issue that airlines and authorities are grappling with in their efforts to maintain safety and order during air travel.