<p>OMG…I knew it was a mistake coming back here…AAAAAGGGHHH!!! DIRTY BABY DIAPER AND CREAKED CHICKEN!!! <strong>barf</strong> </p>
<p>Still…hilarious</p>
<p>“Creaked chicken?” Maybe that’s why he lost it. ;-)</p>
<p>I was flying to France with my H and D and S. The airline lost our seats (really? not) and one of us had to sit in the middle row behind the rest of our family. I offered to take the first few hours. So I am put between two of the very largest humans to exist and they have a newborn that they intend to pass back and forth over me, as well as diapers, formula and so on. I had just read a book about Ghandi so I was pretty centered and chatted with them about changing seats with me. No deal. Then I realized that they have a mutant 12 year old son on an aisle seat across from us.
I did get them to move their son and they were quite unhappy, after the first hour-- and realize this is not up there with vomit but it might have been with the diapers. I just hate flying anymore.</p>
<p>That is so awful, just awful. Any miserable flights I’ve had can’t compare. Just flying coach internationally is bad enough. I would complain to everybody, in every possible avenue, from the DOT to both airlines. I don’t know that Delta will do anything for you since it wasn’t their flight, but it’s worth a try. Not moving YOU to first class is BS, really tacky. If they were going to move someone, obviously it should have been you.</p>
<p>This thread reminds me of a truly excellent Mr Bean clip. Are we allowed to post YouTube links? Apologies if not. [Mr</a> Bean on an airplane - YouTube](<a href=“Mr Bean on an airplane - YouTube”>Mr Bean on an airplane - YouTube)</p>
<p>nor–I don’t think you can post YouTube but so glad you did and that I got to see it! It is hilarious and one I do not remember. Thanks!</p>
<p>Ok so I have filed a complaint with Delta online (I did that on Tuesday). Of course have heard nothing “Please wait 30 days…blah blah blah” I actually tweeted to @deltaassit because I heard that gets attentions and here is the tweet:</p>
<p>@DeltaAssist Do not appreciate the vomit in my seat pocket on my international flight yesterday and the “deal or get off attitude” #bitter</p>
<p>Here is there reply:</p>
<p>@XXXXXXXX I’m sorry about that. However, Customer Care has a lot of messages to go over. Plus, they need time to look over your… 1/2</p>
<p>So I took the advise on this thread and did an online complaint with the DOT and got this this morning:</p>
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<p>Are you kidding me? You would think passengers have a basic right to a vomit free flight BEFORE take off. I understand you can’t control vomiting in flight, but this plane was a hot mess before the door even shut.</p>
<p>I keep this link handy. If you are going to complain, you need to go to the top. I am on UA “high maintenance” list. If I email them, I get a senior person to reply to me. 
[9</a> Airline’s CEO Email Addresses, And Other Useful Complaint Resolution Contact Info ? Consumerist](<a href=“http://consumerist.com/2007/07/18/9-airlines-ceo-email-addresses-and-other-useful-complaint-resolution-contact-info/]9”>9 Airline's CEO Email Addresses, And Other Useful Complaint Resolution Contact Info – Consumerist)</p>
<p>This is unbelievable. On international flights they absolutely have time to do a decent job cleaning the plane between flights. Surely the cleaning crew noticed it, and/or the flight attendants from the flight where it happened could have informed them. On the other hand, no matter what they did there was likely to have been a residual stench. Short of removing the vomitous seat, I cannot imagine how they could have completely eliminated it.</p>
<p>You will still pursue it with Air France, though, won’t you?</p>
<p>LOL - CREAKED CHICKEN. That’s what happens when I post from my phone! :P</p>
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Was it the captain’s fault that people couldn’t get off the plane? Interesting that he just let your spouse scream at him like that.</p>
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And what if the vomit had peanut residue and there were PA (Peanut Allergic) folks on board?</p>
<p>This puts a mere 3 hour flight delay in perspective!</p>
<p>Like others, I am drawn to this thread. collegeshopping - so sorry for your experience. Keep complaining up the food chain. You definitely deserve compensation.</p>
<p>My two ‘sick on the plane’ stories:</p>
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<li><p>My very earliest childhood memory (not quite 3 years old) is of flying with my mom to visit my grandparents. This was back in the day when everyone dressed in their Sunday best to fly. Unfortunately, I vomited all over my pretty dress and was mortified that I had to get off the plane wearing just my slip. (Yes, we wore slips back then too!)</p></li>
<li><p>A couple of years ago, we were flying with friends from Las Vegas on a red-eye flight, following a hiking trip to Zion. One friend became very ill on the flight, and his wife requested wheelchair assistance for him when we arrived home. We all heard a couple of flight attendants comment that our friend must have partied a little too hard in Vegas. Maybe they see that on a regular basis on flights from Las Vegas, but it was really wrong of them to voice that assumption. The ill friend’s wife was not at all happy about the comments - not sure if she complained though.</p></li>
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<p>^Thank heavens for the slip!</p>
<p>oregon - YouTube links are now allowed.</p>
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<p>Perhaps an unfortunate image in the circumstances. :D</p>
<p>Yes, considering that the “food chain” probably extended all the way from the seat pocket in front of the OP to the nearest lavatory.</p>
<p>Absolutely gross. I was a 100k traveler for many years and have been delayed many times, as we were told the plane (at the gate, so no lies) needed to be cleaned because of a sick passenger. </p>
<p>A flight back from the Caribbean 2 years ago had 2 people bumped as their seats were unusable because a passenger coming down had been sick They were treated very well from what I heard. Flown to Aruba on small prop plane and then first class back to newark. </p>
<p>Keep pushing. Bring it up w Air France and try Frech equiv of FAA and DOT. I would also contact US FAA in addition to DOT. Given you’ve been sick, how about contacting CDC? Nothing like getting shut down for health issues. </p>
<p>Both kids have been sick on planes before, so I feel sympathy for the prior passenger, however the inbound crew was responsible for telling maintenance. Long-haul planes typically take several hours to prep them for 8 hour flights unless its just a continuation leg, so there would have been plenty of time to clean this up if anyone cared.</p>
<p>This thread made my day- kind of like watching a really scary movie and you know you should just cover your eyes but you keep peeking anyway. As gross as this is, I just keep reading and laughing. I can get very motion sick- although I seem to have outgrown it somewhat- so I am sympathetic to those who can’t always “hold it in”. The OP’s story is so disgusting and I can’t believe the airline did not respond appropriately. My worst flight is nothing in comparison but was still bad at the time. I was flying a leg into Denver on a smaller plane and it was obvious a short time into the flight that the air conditioning was not working properly. By about 1/2 hour in, people were starting to strip down. It was SO HOT!!! Men were actually taking off shirts, and I think a lot of women were thinking about it too. We were all dripping wet and it was starting to get pretty rank. Many of the adults were complaining loudly , but there were 2 cute little girls near me who were angelic during the trip, even given the heat. As we were starting to descend, it got a little bumpy, and I heard one of them quietly say “I feel sick…” and that was it. First she got sick, then her sister immediately, and then a nearby adult, and then another. Fortunately, we landed shortly after. There was some sort of runway issue so they did not use a tunnel to unload us, but had us walk directly from the plane across the ground to the building. It was snowing, and it must have been quite a sight to see a whole plane load of half-naked people walking through the heavy snow. The only plus- I did get a ticket voucher out of the experience.</p>