Maybe He Had Bad Gas?
By Beth in pop culture, media, quirky newsbits, Jet Blue, Bizarre lawsuits on May 14 2008
Much has been made of Jet Blue passenger Gokhan Mathu’s bizarre ordeal on board a Jet Blue flight back in February. Apparently the event jarred him enough that he hasn’t taken another flight since then.
Mathu was riding a Jet Blue buddy pass (equivalent of a free ride) when he was asked to switch seats - downgrade to the airplane’s toilet because there weren’t any available seats left on the flight. Mathu sat on the shitter for three hours before realizing there was something inhumane about this request, which supposedly came directly from the flight’s pilot. The pilot didn’t want one of the flight attendants to be inconvenienced by having to give up her own seat.
I don’t know about you, but what passenger in their right mind wouldn’t pitch a hissy fit over such treatment. I guess Mathu has finally had his say because he’s asking for $2 Million in damages. Hardly enough for such heinous (dare I say, “shitty”) treatment…
