Jul 21st, 2008 | Travel survey

What would you do if you sat on a urine-soaked airplane seat?


A Massachusetts woman flying home on an Air Tran flight from Florida Sunday discovered her seat was soaked with urine.  Jennifer Castellano says a flight attendant told her a man on a previous flight had urinated in the seat; Castellano did not realize why her clothing was wet at first.

Castellano had to change clothes in the airplane bathroom, wrap herself in a blanket, and be issued a new seat. 

The nightmare didn't stop there.  Castellano told reporters: "I get off the plane in Logan, I had to walk through the terminal in a blanket to retrieve my bags from baggage claim. It was humiliating, degrading to walk through an airport dressed like this. They did not offer me any clothes vouchers, to get my bags from baggage claim. They did nothing -- absolutely nothing."

Air Tran says they will refund the passenger's money and pay for her damaged clothing.

Full story from WCVB Boston here.



What would you do if you sat on a urine-soaked airplane seat?


72 votes, 305 views , 6 comments
 
 
Poll tags:Travel, Airplane, Airlines, Gross, Air Tran, Urine, Disgusting

 
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Ecpjll
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Canada

posted Jun 19th, 2009 at 19:17 CDT

sue the airline BIGTIME.

Shea1
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New Jersey, United States

posted Jul 30th, 2008 at 14:37 CDT

that's why i don't sit on public toilets.

Markw76
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Oregon, United States

posted Jul 27th, 2008 at 16:45 CDT

They'd be providing me with an airline employee to get my bags for me so I could change, and a voucher for a free flight. I can wash my own clothes. The aircraft is supposed to be prepped before boarding and it sounds like they knew the guy pissed his seat.

Poshlife
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Italy

posted Jul 21st, 2008 at 23:35 CDT

I would demand a Duty Free clothes voucher-- no pun intended. Actually, there are some fetish freaks who will pay extra for you to piss on their seats, the airline should look into this revenue stream--no pun intended, again

Xoohmyjonasxo
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Maryland, United States

posted Jul 22nd, 2008 at 15:01 CDT

um...puke?

Raz
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Australia

posted Jul 22nd, 2008 at 00:06 CDT

Let the staff know about it, clean up, change clothes and find a different seat.  Hopefully, if they value service, they would offer some sort of compensation or I would request what I thought was fair. 

 
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