18-10-2023 (LONDON) An easyJet flight from Spain to London encountered a distressing incident when a passenger left feces on the airplane’s toilet floor, leading to a cascade of problems for passengers.
The flight was already marred by issues, beginning with a three-hour delay. Matters escalated when passengers discovered excrement in the front airplane toilet, releasing an unpleasant odor into the cabin.
After an initial attempt to clean the mess, the pilots made the decision to have passengers disembark the plane and stay at a hotel.
The disastrous journey, known as easyJet Flight EZY8054, made headlines on October 15th. Problems started before boarding as the initial plane scheduled to transport passengers from Tenerife, Spain to London, UK was unable to do so. A replacement aircraft was arranged, but due to its smaller size, around 10 passengers had to be turned away. In hindsight, these few passengers might have considered themselves fortunate.
Those who did make it on board experienced a two-hour delay, boarding later than the scheduled time. After boarding, they had to wait for over an hour on the runway due to issues with overweight luggage. A passenger named Aaran Gedhu described the atmosphere as tense, exacerbated by the budget seating on the easyJet plane, which did not provide much comfort.
Nevertheless, the pilot later announced that the plane would be taking off in 20 minutes, offering a glimmer of hope that their troubles were coming to an end.
Unfortunately, fate had other plans for that day. Gedhu alleged that he witnessed two passengers heading to the front airplane bathroom, and word began to spread that someone had defecated on the floor of the toilet, rather than in the toilet bowl.
The resulting unpleasant odor filled the plane cabin, causing another delay as airport cleaners were summoned to clean up the mess. Passengers remained seated, frustrated but generally maintaining their composure, even though the experience was anything but comfortable.
Ultimately, the unsanitary situation proved too problematic to resolve on board. In a video shared by passenger Kitty Streek, the captain informed the passengers that the easyJet flight had to be canceled due to toilet issues. He explained that they would need to disembark and be provided with overnight accommodations before flying back to London the next morning. The passengers collectively groaned at the news and expressed their discontent.
Amidst the commotion, one passenger openly questioned, “Who defecated on the floor?” but received no response. Disembarkation took place after an additional 30 minutes, and the passengers were transported to the provided hotel with a 45-minute drive.
The following day, passengers boarded a specially arranged “rescue” flight, thankfully without any reported toilet-related incidents.
According to CNN Travel, easyJet confirmed that the initial delays were due to safety concerns. The airline stated, “The flight was subsequently delayed overnight due to the aircraft requiring additional cleaning.” They also assured that they provided hotel accommodations for all affected customers and offered to reimburse those who had made their own arrangements.
Real good of @easyJet to delay the flight 3.5 hours with 0 communication then decide to cancel it altogether because someone took a shit on the toilet floor???? quite literally couldn’t make this shit up???? #easyjet pic.twitter.com/E9lpCA4rew
— kitty florence lucia (@kittystreekx) October 16, 2023
