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JetBlue pilot forced a Manhattan man to sit on the toilet for three hours during a cross-country flight
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Submitted: Tuesday (05/13) 11:43AM EDT by dbaker
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(www.nypost.com) The pilot called him to the front and "advised the plaintiff that he would have to give his seat up" to the flight attendant, the suit says.
The pilot told him the "flight attendant wanted to be more comfortable and that the 'jump seat' was not comfortable for her."
A stunned Mutlu asked whether that meant he was supposed to sit in the jump seat for the rest of the five-hour flight, but the pilot told him that would be against regulations, Akin said.
The pilot told him to "hang out" in the bathroom," the suit says, adding the stewardess took Mutlu's seat, "closed her eyes and pretended to sleep.


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GLB62 Thursday (05/15) 07:00PM EDT
Wouldn't be a surprise since the airlines view each non-revenue traveler as a potential "punching bag" who should be seen and not heard. I speculate that the employee who's buddy pass this guy was flying on has more than likely been terminated or is having their work life made very miserable by now.
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