A passenger was filmed seated in economy, seat belted into his middle seat, just urinating while aiming at the safety briefing card in the seat pocket in front of him. It appears that the window seat beside him is empty. The man can be seen looking around somewhat furtively.
There are plenty of stories of passengers – usually drunk – urinating at their seats. There’s not usually video of it actually happening. I won’t actually embed the video here, because reasons. However if you actually want to watch a passenger urinate at their seat, you can have at it.
This appears to have been filmed on board a Turkish Airlines Airbus A321 (not a 321neo).
- The red headrests match.
- The seat belts and the seat back entertainment screens that have a controller beneath them do as well.
- The tray tables and seat back pockets match, too.
Last year, an American Airlines first class passenger was caught urinating and ‘flicking the bean’ after downing 9 jack and cokes. A man urinated on a seatmate during an American Airlines flight to Delhi back in March. And in one of my favorite cases, an American Airlines passenger had to be told that there was a lavatory on board and not to just use the seat and that man claimed not to be drunk ‘just chewing gum’. Meanwhile, British Airways had to tell staff to stop urinating in their cargo holds.
At Frontier Airlines – the ultra-low cost carrier, attracting passengers who are attracted to ultra-low cost carriers – there’s a clear compensation value. If you are urinated on by another passenger during a flight, that’s worth a $75 voucher towards future travel.
When noting these incidents, I like to draw lessons – either for how to behave as a passenger, how to manage the behavior of others, or what airlines might do to improve the overall experience.
In the 1994 film Speechless Michael Keaton tells Geena Davis about the importance of a “You see, Timmy.”
At the end of every Lassie, Timmy’s mom would say to him, “You see, Timmy…”
– She’d teach him a lesson.
It was always hopeful, always had heart. That’s what his voters are waiting for.
At the end of each episode of Son of the Beach, Timothy Stack’s Notch Johnson would repeat the formula, only winding up with non-sequiturs (“Oh, hi teens. Notch Johnson here. Tonight’s show
was about..”).
Here the best I’ve got is… maybe, don’t do this as a passenger? You see, Timmy…
Son of the Beach! A true classic.
That’s crazy that someone would just let ‘er rip like that. Especially on video.
Would he like it if someone urinated in his living room or on his face?
“Bunch of savages on this plane.” – Dante Hicks.
Wow. Gary, that was indeed an epic closing reference, Season 1, Episode 8, literally: “Tonight’s show… was about incontinence.” How appropriate. ‘Ride the big one!’
I am fine with this as long as he doesn’t go number 2.
(Not Really)
If you’d like a peaceful flight with <10% chance of getting pissed on, consider an elevated Delta flight from SLC.
Our air safety threat is very different today than in 2000 but it’s not taken seriously. These people might be banned from flying airline “X” but as soon as they’re let out on probation they’re free to fly other airlines and do who knows what at 30,000 feet. How about a comprehensive No Fly List and time served in jail.
@Gary – Remind me why the No-Fly List is a bad idea.
Did anyone know that the IATA airport code “PEE” refers to Perm International Airport in Russia. Maybe that’s where this flight was headed.
Meanwhile, there is also a “POO” airport in Poços de Caldas, Brazil, supposedly.
@Matt — Never stop, sir. Keep Climbing!
No certainty that it was real peeing and not a simulation for online clicks. People who make money online do a lot of strange stuff for clicks.
Oh Gee Wizz.
Not to be confused with Wizz Air Holdings Plc., stylized as W!ZZ, a Hungarian ultra low-cost carrier group headquartered in Budapest, Hungary.
People have a responsibility to act maturely when they are flying. This incident is a disgrace. What saddens me is that when people behave well in flight, they do not get the same kind of attention.