A United Airlines flight bound for Seattle had to divert to Dallas on Friday because of a literal s–tstorm.
A Redditor blamed dog poop for the diversion of his flight from Houston, attaching a stinky photo to his messy missive on the social media platform. United Airlines later confirmed the incident to Business Insider.
“Dog had messy accident in the aisle right in first class. Plane diverted to DFW. Ground crew spent over 2 hours cleaning carpets with paper towels,” the Redditor recalled in a Sunday post.
“Smell made me ill. Gate agents kept yelling at passengers and the cabin crew. The smell never quite went away. First class toilet declared unusable as the dog mess was apparently unresolved in there. Food went bad while on the ground so very few snacks left,” the post continued.
One commenter on the post claims to have spotted a woman and a service dog exiting the flight.
The Post reached out to United reps for comment.
The airline allows dogs aboard domestic flights as long as they can fit in a carrier under the seat, where they are meant to remain at all times, the United website explains.
Reddit commenters, meanwhile, made it their duty to share similar foul experiences.
“I was on a flight once where there was a service dog. (Chicago to Allentown.) Flight was turbulent. The moment that flight landed and got to the gate, and that exit door opened, that dog beat everyone off the plane and s–t all over the jetway,” one person penned.
“We were delayed by 15 minutes getting off the plane as they had to clean it up,” the poster continued. “Kudos to the dog for holding it together.”
“I love my dogs and generally prefer dogs to people. That said, I am a firm believer that the only time a dog should be on a plane is when the owner is moving, and driving is not an option,” another declared.
“And this is why dogs do not belong out in the open in public areas. You want to fly with your dog, put it in the carrier and keep it in the carrier from the minute you get to the airport until you get to your destination,” a third argued.
This isn’t the only time an animal pooping aboard a plane has caused problems.
A dog who got out of its crate on a United Airlines flight in February pooped on the plane, and people on board were sickened by the smell.
Flight attendants wearing “hazmat-type suits” eventually cleaned the mess.
