A passenger has been fined for urinating in a cup during a delay in deplaning after landing at Sydney Airport.

A passenger has been fined for urinating in a cup during a delay in deplaning after landing at Sydney Airport.

The incident, after a 3-hour Air New Zealand flight from Auckland, occurred last December and a Sydney court fined the 53-year-old man 600 Australian dollars ($395) for offensive behavior in February, officials said Friday.

The incident only came to public attention on Friday, when New Zealand news website Stuff reported that a passenger in the same row, identified only as Hollv, said she had reported the behavior to the air crew.

She said she and her 15-year-old daughter were sitting in the aisle and middle seats when the man in the window seat, whose name has not been released, was urinating in a cup.

Holly said the plane had been on the tarmac for about 20 minutes, waiting for a terminal gate to be allocated, when she heard the unmistakable sound of the passenger urinating in a cup, Stuff reported.

  • SibboEnglish
    34•8 months ago

    So he was unable to go to the bathroom, I guess? Because the plane was not at the gate yet?

    Well in that case, as disgusting as this may be, you can’t fine anyone for having bodily functions. I believe peeing in a cup is the right thing to do. Better than on the floor.

    • @quindraco@lemm.eeEnglish
      32•8 months ago

      So he was unable to go to the bathroom, I guess? Because the plane was not at the gate yet?

      Well in that case, as disgusting as this may be, you can’t fine anyone for having bodily functions. I believe peeing in a cup is the right thing to do. Better than on the floor.

      Why is this such a thing on Lemmy? Why do people comment on articles they haven’t read?

      From the article:

      She said the man was “obviously quite drunk” and spilled urine on a flight attendant as he left the plane, it reported.

      He was drunk and making drunk decisions.