Aviation record.com says as if the last week hasn’t been bad enough for Qantas Airways’ image with one serious emergency landing and several other technical faults, a Sydney newspaper is now reporting of passengers on an international flight being forced to urinate into sick bags.
The Sydney Morning Herald has published a story on line saying passengers were denied access to toilets during an “extended landing” of a Boeing 737 flight from Sydney to Queenstown which was forced to divert to Christchurch due to bad weather.
Passenger Richard Donald told the paper passengers had to wait for more than an hour without being able to move.
“It was a smooth flight up and there was no reason to keep everyone waiting for so long, but the pilot kept the lights on and wouldn’t let anyone get out of their seat,” he said.
The plane had to circle awaiting its turn to land, with passengers still seat-bound.
“When we finally did touch down, there was a rush to the loos.”
“The lines were about 10 to 15 long on either side.”
“There was a lady behind me screaming, ‘I have to go to the toilet’ and then I saw a man doing his business in one of the airline sick bags,” Donald told the newspaper.
A Qantas spokeswoman said the incident was being investigated.
A Report by The Mole from Aviation Record
