Man alleges Delta employee urinated on luggage
Social media is a weapon in the hands of the disgruntled.
The yellow menace?
Take the case of Sy Haze, who, in a YouTube video, claims a Delta employee vindictively urinated on his luggage.
Is it true? Did a Mr. Haze actually fly on Delta? It seems so.
Delta answered Wednesday via an email that got caught in my spam filter. I found it Thursday; here’s what it says:
“We are talking with the customer to apologize for the misdirected bag and secure information on the condition in which his bag was returned to identify a cause and offer resolution.”
Haze alleges, in text accompanying the video, that he was flying from London to Minneapolis when an airline employee almost immediately divested him of his luggage, which traveled from London to Boston, back to London, back to Boston and then — four days later — to Minnesota.
Somewhere along the way, someone urinated on it, says Haze, though I didn’t spot any yellow-tinged garments among his camouflage fashion collection.
Haze laments the lack of scratch-and-sniff video technology: ”[The video] doesn’t do it justice as you cannot smell the stench of urine thru the lens.”
It may smell, but that doesn’t prove a Delta employee actually soiled it. If it is human waste, Haze’s bigger problem may be that he has a fondness for fondling urine-soaked garments on camera.
In other airline-related chicanery:
- Customers are asking for refunds after the crew of a Virgin Atlantic flight mistakenly sent a “wake up you [bleep]” message to passengers.
- A man wearing panties and high heels was allowed to fly aboard a U.S. Airways flight but a football player was arrested over a saggy pants dispute.
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41 comments Add your comment
Ga Dawg
June 22nd, 2011
4:52 pm
As usual, the AJC wants to bury the local economy by once again reporting on a single incident with one of the largest employers in ATL…great use of sensationalism and poor use of our time.
truthpaste – you are clueless to make that comment!
@CJ – you are absolutely correct about the outsourcing. Back in the day when it was DELTA folks who worked baggage things were top notch.
John
June 22nd, 2011
5:00 pm
holbull and everyone else…All airlines have delays, lost baggage, and sometimes poor service. Delays are generally caused by either bad weather which slows down the air traffic control system or by aircraft that require maintenance. Baggage handling is outsourced at many locations, but that does not mean that the service is poor. It seems to me that a few bad experiences by some, are easy targets for frustrated individuals to take cheap shots at an airline. I am certain that passengers that fly other airlines have had similar experiences. Why not remember some of the good experiences that you have had with Delta. If you don’t like the airline, then fly another one…or drive.
Ga Dawg
June 22nd, 2011
5:02 pm
@ John -
Well put & ditto!!!
Native Atlantan
June 22nd, 2011
5:16 pm
Agreed John. I’ve spent the past 12 years travelling practically every week and have run into my share of delays, mishandled bags, and service issues. Overall, Delta gets higher marks than the other carriers, even European carriers such as British Airways and Air France. The current mentality is amazing….everyone expects perfection, but refuses to provide the same. Not sure I could even put up with the attitudes and comments of some airline passengers.
Take some responsibility, put on your big boy pants and act like a mature adult.
Native Atlantan
June 22nd, 2011
5:25 pm
my last comment could be misinterpreted and is NOT directed to John. It’s directed to the travelling public.
Amelia
June 22nd, 2011
6:56 pm
“…his luggage, which traveled from London to Boston, back to London, back to Boston and then — four days later — to Minnesota.”
He’s lucky Delta didn’t charge him for the extra miles.
tim
June 22nd, 2011
6:56 pm
@ ex-airline employee. Your comment shows us WHY you are an EX employee.
Rev. Al
June 22nd, 2011
7:02 pm
The unfortunate football player was singled out, not for his baggy pants, but simply because he was black. I can understand why a parapalegic would not be allowed on a flight because of the distraction caused by his excessive complaining, and a man wearing high heels and panties would be getting more attention than the flight attendents, but a black man in baggy pants should always get a free pass. After all, he has been opressed his entire life and deserves to break any rule he feels like breaking.
Caroline
June 22nd, 2011
7:12 pm
My father has been an airline mechanic for over 30 years and those guys affectionally refer to the baggage handlers as the “bag smashers.” He’s been saying that since ***I*** was a kid, so nothing new there.
Cinthia
June 22nd, 2011
7:37 pm
Their Minneapolis airport is staffed mostly by former Northwest Union folks. I’ve flown through there when they were staging unofficial slow downs. It wouldn’t surprise me if one of them did it.