- An airline passenger got stuck in a small toilet during his entire flight through India
- The 37-year-old, unnamed traveler, said he was seriously injured during landing but received no medical attention from crew members
- The flight crew gave him an apology note and offered him a $60 voucher
A passenger who was stuck in a plane’s cramped toilet for the entire flight revealed he was injured during landing and received no medical attention from crew members.
The traveler was stuck in a cramped plane toilet for more than 100 minutes during his flight through India after the door lock malfunctioned, leaving him ‘traumatized’.
He had gone to the toilet soon after the SpiceJet plane took off from Mumbai at 10.55 pm on Monday, ahead of a 105-minute journey to the city of Bengaluru.
The unnamed 37-year-old software engineer captured his traumatic experience on video, in which he frantically tries to unlock the door.
A crew member tried to rescue the traveler from the small toilet, as the door handle moves in the video footage taken from the man’s perspective.
A passenger who was stuck in a plane’s tiny toilet for the entire flight revealed he was injured during landing and received no medical attention from crew members
During the disaster, crew members passed the man a note that read: “Sir, we tried our best to open the door, but we couldn’t.”
‘I was traumatised, dazed and injured when I was thrown down the toilet. When the plane landed in Bengaluru, there was no medical assistance at all,” the man said Times of India.
After he was finally rescued, 20 minutes after landing, the man was given a bottle of water and an apology.
SpiceJet claimed that the crew ‘provided assistance and guidance’ during the chaos.
An engineer managed to open the bathroom door – after which the passenger was said to have received medical assistance, according to SpiceJet, but the traveler claims no such assistance was provided.
‘During the landing I was thrown around and sustained injuries. It took 20 minutes for someone to break the door down,” the passenger said
‘When I came out I was bruised and my vision was blurry for a while. But I didn’t get any medical help even after I came out of the toilet. I was given a bottle of water and a barrage of apologies from SpiceJet,” he said.
‘I was traumatised, dazed and injured when I was thrown down the toilet. When the plane landed in Bengaluru, there was no medical assistance at all,” the man said
The unnamed 37-year-old software engineer captured his traumatic experience on video, in which he frantically tries to unlock the door
During the disaster, crew members passed the man a note that read: “Sir, we tried our best to open the door, but we couldn’t.”
‘Do not panic. We’re landing in a few minutes, so please close the lid of the changing table, sit on it and strap yourself in. As soon as the main door is open, an engineer will arrive.’
The passenger was offered a 5,000 rupees (about $60) voucher in compensation, but he did not accept it.
He plans to sue the airline and file a complaint with DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) for endangering his life.