Continental Flight with backed up toilets?

The Next Chapter · Veteran Member

Continental Flight with backed up toilets?

Auld Sod · Veteran Member

Yeah, it's true. "Good Morning America" had a segment on it this morning. Even had pics of the mess and of a flight attendant wearing a mask and shower cap like it was a hazardous material spill, which I guess it was.

I didn't catch the departure/destination info but it was a transatlantic flight. Not a good thing to deal with for 8 minutes, let alone 8 hours!

Apparently the culprit was a pair of surgical-type gloves stuffed in the toilet.

YIKES! doh

MoCrowe · Member

I heard though that it was the flight from Amsterdam to Newark, not Ireland. Not to worry!

Michele Erdvig · Host

Yuck! I suppose things like that happen from time to time. Fortunately in over 35 years of airlline travel I have never encountered that.

Michele

mcval · Veteran Member

What I had heard was it was a flight from Amsterdam. They had some problem with one of the toilets, so they stopped in Shannon, Ireland to have it fixed. Then they took off again over the ocean. About 1/3 of the way over, the toilet started spewing sewage. YUCK! I can't imagine being on a plane with that going on!
So there wasn't really any turning back...
Val

Michele Erdvig · Host

I thought I would post the link to the story for everyone: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/4909901.html

I seems the Continental jet (Amsterdam to Newark flight) stopped in Shannon to fix the problem.

Michele