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Delta Delays Flight, Empties Plane to Eject Peeing Passenger
Delta Airlines ended up going to extremes to eject a passenger who just had to pee while the plane was waiting and waiting to take off from Atlanta. The flight was delayed and taxied back to the gate, then the plane had to be emptied of all passengers.
The Delta pilot said it was a "security concern/issue." He could have added that it was a teachable moment for all those very tempted to do the same thing.
Kima Hamilton was kicked off the flight to Milwaukee after the plane returned to the gate at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on April 18 because, as Delta suggested, he didn't comply with crew instructions, reported WISN-TV.
Passenger Krista Rosolino said Hamilton got out of his seat to quickly go the restroom after, she estimated, the plane had been taxiing for about 30 minutes, even though passengers had been told they were third in line for takeoff.
Hamilton didn't deny it.
"I purchased this ticket. I've – I had an emergency. I had to pee. ... I tried to hold it the first time. ... I absolutely couldn't...and now I'm being kicked off the plane," Hamilton said on a video taken after he plane returned to the gate. Hamilton was confronted by two different Delta employees before relenting and leaving the plane.
