A Transavia Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after passengers fought a man who allegedly refused to stop passing gas.

Now, two passengers who say they were not involved in the fight are suing the airline after being removed from the plane.



Everyone has experienced a flight with some very irritating fellow passengers, but it's seldom that one person on a flight stinks up the whole plane to the point of conflict.

That's what reportedly happened to Transavia Airlines passengers on a mid-February flight from Dubai to Amsterdam when a fellow passenger refused to stop passing gas. It was said to have made the plane so foul-smelling that a fight reportedly broke out between passengers and the flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Vienna, Austria, De Telegraaf reported.

The incident began when a man allegedly passed gas repeatedly and argued with the irritated passengers next to him. According to Metro, two Dutchmen next to the passenger begged him to stop passing gas, but the flight crew reportedly refused to hear their complaints or rectify the situation.

In retaliation to the complaints, the man reportedly continued to fart. A fight eventually broke out between the men, which meant an emergency landing was necessary for everyone's safety, Metro reported.

Once they landed in Vienna, the pilot reported "passengers on the rampage" to police, according to Travel + Leisure, who then boarded the plane with dogs. Not only did authorities remove the two Dutchmen, they also decided to detain two Dutch women, who are now suing the airport because they claim they weren't involved in the first place, De Telegraaf reported.

The women, who are two sisters of Moroccan descent, said they think that racial profiling may have played a role in their removal, according to De Telegraaf.

Again, not the plane mentioned. Unsplash/Suhyeon Choi

"We had nothing to do with the whole disturbance," 25-year-old Nora Lacchab told De Telegraaf. "We distance ourselves from that. Do they sometimes think that all Moroccans cause problems? That's why we do not let it sit."

Lacchab called the incident "humiliating" and referred to the flight crew as "provocative."

According to Metro, all four of the passengers have been released, though they're banned from Transavia Airlines.



In reply to their complaints, the airline released a statement on the matter, obtained by Travel + Leisure:

"Our crew must ensure a safe flight. When passengers pose risks, they immediately intervene. Our people are trained for that. They know very well where the boundaries are. Transavia is therefore square behind the cabin crew and the pilots."

Meanwhile, the farting man's identity remains a mystery. INSIDER reached out to the airline for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.

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