I guess the “no smoking” signs and Deltalina are not enough, because a clueless passenger was caught smoking in the lavatory on a recent Delta Air Lines flight, prompting the captain to return to the gate.
Man Appears Dazed After He Is Caught Smoking In Lavatory On Delta Air Lines Flight
We don’t know the details in terms of date or flight number, but passenger video shows a flight attendant remarking, “He’s smoking in the bathroom!” outside the lavatory in a dimly-lit widebody economy class cabin. The man was wearing an Atlanta Braves cap, so perhaps a flight departing Atlanta?
Another flight attendant knocks on the door and scolds the passenger for smoking, who steps out with a sullen “caught with his hand in the cookie jar” face. He says nothing as he is reminded that smoking is prohibited and told the flight will be returning to the gate to offload him.
Jay Robert, who shared the video above on his popular Instagram channel, remarked, “It’s better he got off because he was gonna be really disappointed when those munchies hit and he saw what snacks were on offer.”
I tend to disagree…I’d imagine that Biscoff cookies and almonds taste just fine when you are high…not that I will ever find out myself. In this case, it isn’t clear that he was smoking marijuana versus tobacco, but certainly, the pungent smell of pot would have quickly alerted those outside the lavatory to what was going on inside…
I suppose a stupid person might assume that with ashtrays located on every lavatory dor, the implication is that the bathroom is a designated smoking area, just as it is in many parts of the world still today.
But folks…you don’t smoke on a plane in 2024. That went out of style nearly 30 years ago…
Another passenger was fined over $10,000 for puffing on an e-cigarette in 2021…I expect a similar fine for this man.