A plane was forced to make an emergency landing as a passenger’s body odour causes others to vomit

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The flight was heading to the Spanish island of Gran Canaria when it had to make an unexpected detour as passengers became overwhelmed by the “unbearable” smell of the “unwashed” man.

The man in question smelt so bad that other tourists began fainting and vomiting after the plane took off from Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands.

Belgian passenger Piet van Haut who was on board the flight described the smell of the man as “unbearable”.

He said: "It was like he hadn't washed himself for several weeks. Several passengers got sick and had to puke."