SkyWest Apologizes to Passenger After, Uh, Unorthodox Use of Air Sickness Bag
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 03.19.07 | 6:39 AM ET
James Whipple drank “two really big beers” in a Boise, Idaho airport bar before boarding a SkyWest Airlines flight to Salt Lake City, Utah. When he was repeatedly denied access to the bathroom on his 67-minute trip—it was allegedly out of order—he turned to his air sickness bag for what the Salt Lake City Tribune calls “urinary relief.” The airline apologized, but Whipple, who was not found to be legally drunk, said it isn’t enough. The man, understandably, has supporters. As of Sunday night, Tribune readers are voting about 3-to-1 pro Whipple.