An “unfamiliar smell” grounded a flight from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Thursday after flight attendants noticed the smell shortly after take off.
The flight returned to Pheonix as a precaution and the passengers were put on another plane about an hour later.
A spokesperson for Southwest said that the smell may have been coming from “cleaning solvents.”
Whatever! We’re glad they turned the plane around. Recently, a U.S. Airways flight crew suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning after noticing a weird smell on a flight to Boston. That flight also turned around and landed safely.
‘Unfamiliar smell’ prompts Southwest flight to return [Arizona Republic]
(Photo:moviescreenshots.blogspot.com)
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So you’re saying Southwest stinks.
Don’t fly Southwest after a high-fiber meal.
Can we get an extra “o” in To?
“Too” stinky, you mean? It’s painful to read errors like this from an awesome site like this!
um, my recent northwest flight smelled, literally, like fresh sh*t and they didn’t ground the plane. why do these mofos get special treatment?
@ahursh:
not without buying another vowel.
@protest: I’m guessing that the key word here is “unfamiliar”. Shit is a pretty familiar smell on many planes these days.
Someone musta had McDonald’s breakfast that day.
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Ooooooh, that smell!
Sorry everyone, from now on no breakfast burritos before boarding the plane it’s a new FAA rule =P
@specialed5000: ROFL!!!
@specialed5000:
sigh, yes we can fly a plane at 30,000 feet, but we still can’t properly deal with poo.
They actually use “cleaning solvents” on the planes these days??? I’ve actually seen a wet airplane seat left from a young child peeing while she slept…
Jee. Here I am remembering a Southwest flight I took once where not only did it smell – there were still chunks and streaks of uncleaned vomit RIGHT NEXT TO MY SEAT.
Must have been a new crew. I know what smell they smelled, it’s called “Pheonix.”
Phoenix is spelled incorrectly.
Fantastic choice of photo.
@svreader: “I just want to tell you both good luck. We’re all counting on you.”
What they are smelling is the new boarding system. It Stinks.
@specialed5000: That’s it exactly — cleaning products inside planes are rare these days, hence the flight crew’s unfamiliarity with them.
Can we also get Phoenix spelled right both times?
Are they sure maybe it wasn’t the fish they were planning on serving?