[YOUSUFofSD]

Man Says JetBlue Seated Him on Toilet

By SAMUEL MAULL,
AP
Posted: 2008-05-12 19:12:49

NEW YORK (May 12) - 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 "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.

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.

[shadha]

Wow. Just what the hell were they thinking? He should sue for more.


shadha-

[DramaRani]

That's horrible and scary.

[hijabihoodlum]

jetblue probably feels stupid, and this man is about to get paid.

[sheik_speare]

assalamu alaikum

hopefully that happens to me during my trip. then i too will get paid.

and Allah Almighty knows best.

[Variable]

Yeh... now I kind of want some official to publicly humiliate me... I'd sit in a restroom for three hours if I got 2 million bucks out of the deal.

[hijabihoodlum]

Originally Posted by sheik_speare

assalamu alaikum

hopefully that happens to me during my trip. then i too will get paid.

and Allah Almighty knows best.

your link lies. and badly, at that.

[sumiyia]

Originally Posted by Variable

Yeh... now I kind of want some official to publicly humiliate me... I'd sit in a restroom for three hours if I got 2 million bucks out of the deal.

ditto.. i think.

[AmroodWaala]

Originally Posted by shadha

Wow. Just what the hell were they thinking? He should sue for more.


shadha-

we're gonna end up paying for it

[Jaysh]

I hope he wins.

[sheik_speare]

Originally Posted by hijabihoodlum

your link lies. and badly, at that.

lol. im lazy. btw, shall we team up again at islamica.

[Jamroll]

Yeah, I hope he wins too. That is appalling treatment.

[ChotooMotoo]

only one good thing (other than the settlement money obviously) about the situation is that if the turbulence had become so bad that he got scared enough to uhh... at least his pants wouldn't get dirty

But DANG??? Make him sit in the lavatory??? That's just weird.

[Nabisco007]

I wonder if anyone saw this happen and if they did why didn't they say something?? That's just crazy! poor dude

[heba]

its so crazy i almost find it hard to believe!