Pilot pitches in to free passenger stuck in plane bathroom
A pilot has been forced to abandon his post at the cockpit to rescue a passenger trapped in the bathroom of a plane.
While onboard a Delta Airlines flight from Salt Lake City to New Orleans, a father of two named Brent became stuck in the bathroom for 35 minutes during the short domestic flight.
When it was discovered that Brent was not breaking out of the bathroom by himself, the cabin crew, including the pilot, stepped in to free the 34-year-old dad.
After being refused a refund by the airline's customer service, Brent's dissatisfied partner shared a video of the moment the staff all rallied to heave the door open.
Recounting the tale on Reddit, the woman suggested that her husband had fled to the bathroom to have a break from his two young kids.
She wrote, "After 5 minutes, I wondered what was going on. Was he using this time as a much-needed break from my children’s whiney demands and frequent tantrums? I didn’t blame him."
Brent's partner went on to explain that it wasn't until she heard another passenger say the word "stuck" did she realise her husband's predicament.
She turned around to see two members of the crew yanking at the door to the rear cubicle as she watched on while she kept one eye on her young kids.
The flight attendants enlisted the help of a male passenger who also failed to provide the magic touch, before the pilot emerged, 20 minutes into the ordeal, to have a go.
"It wasn't until Brent kicked the hell out of the door while the pilot was pulling as hard as possible that Brent finally made his escape," she wrote.
Finishing off the post, the woman concluded that Delta asked her not to share the footage, filmed by another passenger who was closer to the end of the plane, but after not receiving a refund for their "terrible" journey, the mother decided to post them online.
The post racked up hundreds of comments, with many people actually siding with the airline for not issuing a refund, suggesting that the author's response was not proportionate to what actually happened.
Image credits: Reddit