Man says JetBlue made him sit on toilet

[Amby 490]

A New York City man is suing JetBlue Airways Corp. for more than $2 million because he says a pilot made him give up his seat to a flight attendant and sit on the toilet for more than three hours on a flight from California.

Gokhan Mutlu, of Manhattan's Inwood section, says in court papers the pilot told him to "go 'hang out' in the bathroom" about 90 minutes into the San Diego to New York flight because the flight attendant complained that the "jump seat" she was assigned was uncomfortable, the lawsuit said.

Mutlu was traveling on a a "buddy pass," a standby travel voucher that JetBlue employees give to friends, from New York to San Diego on Feb. 16, and returned to New York on Feb. 23, the lawsuit said.

Initially, Mutlu was told a flight attendant had taken the last seat on the plane, but then he was advised she would sit in the employee "jump seat," meaning he could have the last seat, the lawsuit said.

The pilot told him 1 1/2 hours into the five-hour flight that he would have to relinquish the seat to the flight attendant, court papers say. But the pilot said that Mutlu could not sit in the jump seat because only JetBlue employees were permitted to sit there, the lawsuit said.

When Mutlu expressed reluctance to go sit in the bathroom, the pilot, who was not named in the lawsuit, told him that "he was the pilot, that this was his plane, under his command that (Mutlu) should be grateful for being on board," the lawsuit said.

When the aircraft hit turbulence and passengers were directed to return to their seats, but "the plaintiff had no seat to return to, sitting on a toilet stool with no seat belts," court papers say.

Some time later, a male flight attendant knocked on the restroom door and told Mutlu he could return to his original seat, court papers say.

Mutlu's lawsuit, filed Friday in Manhattan's state Supreme Court, says JetBlue negligently endangered him by not providing him with a seat with a safety belt or harness, in violation of federal law.

A JetBlue spokesman declined comment on the lawsuit Monday.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?.../a052427D04.DTL

[mawilson 2,133]

At least they are not as bad as EasyJet who filed elderly passengers under "livestock":

Category->Customer Service->Livestock

[Amby 490]

I hate cheesy jet and ryanair

[Sheriff Uling 3]

If this is true, my goodness. I can't imagine someone actually asking me to sit in the John until further notice. This story was covered on CNN this afternoon. I would like to keep up with this case just to find out if the allegations are true.

[nane1104 146]

I don't know if I buy the story the way it is reported. I buy the part that the flight attendant took his seat and I even buy that the pilot made the toilet remark, but I can't see why the guy really followed that and locked himself in the lavatory for hours.

I would have placed myself somewhere on the floor so all flight atendants have to step over me the whole flight long until they offer me the seat back.

Good he is suing though...that was ridiculous.

[Nagishkaw 510]

At least they are not as bad as EasyJet who filed elderly passengers under "livestock":

Category->Customer Service->Livestock

[one...two...tree 2,762]

what sucks too is all the people waiting in line to use that bathroom.

[mawilson 2,133]

what sucks too is all the people waiting in line to use that bathroom.

Yeah that really stinks.

[Scott & Lai 12]

what sucks too is all the people waiting in line to use that bathroom.

Yeah that really stinks.

No pun intended, I'm sure

[Sinergy 3]

I think he prolly left out important parts of the store

[mawilson 2,133]

what sucks too is all the people waiting in line to use that bathroom.

Yeah that really stinks.

No pun intended, I'm sure

[yogib37 3]

SOUL PLANE, Part II

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