Is anyone on this thread, outside of the rare voice of reason, actually a DC urban mom or dad? It’s like watching a slow-motion alt-right train wreck. And yet, I can’t look away. Anyway, serious question: Can anyone point me to previous incidents in which a family or individual has been kicked off an airline flight for body odor before?

One or both of them may suffer from trimethylaminuria
If both of them had a fish-like smell, they may not have noticed it in the other.

I noticed Indians on the metro don't wear deodorant . Jews? That's a new one.

Anonymous wrote:I doubt that any of the passengers complaining about them even knew that they were Jewish. They just didn't want to be stuck on a long plane ride with a horrible odor like that and they sure as heck didn't want to be seated next to them.

He had a yarmulke on.

It would never ever occur to me to get someone kicked off of a plane because they smelled. I can’t fathom even asking that question. I feel badly for this family.

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Anonymous wrote:I doubt that any of the passengers complaining about them even knew that they were Jewish. They just didn't want to be stuck on a long plane ride with a horrible odor like that and they sure as heck didn't want to be seated next to them.

He wears a yarmulke.

That means nothing in aggregate

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Anonymous wrote:They are very obviously ultra-orthodox. If the airline decided to remove them from the plane probably they weighted the chances to be sued by other passengers vs being sued for discrimination. I second other people opinion, traveling with kids sometimes put you in ‘smelly situation’. Maybe the kid vomited or had an accident earlier.

Are you suggesting that people can’t reek of foul body odor on their own? Have you ever travelled to a third world country?

Third world country ?? How about you stick to this country and it’s legions of smelly douchebags?

Anonymous wrote:I doubt that any of the passengers complaining about them even knew that they were Jewish. They just didn't want to be stuck on a long plane ride with a horrible odor like that and they sure as heck didn't want to be seated next to them.

He wears a yarmulke.

So many ethnicities are stereotyped as smelly, so I don't find it plausible that the family being Orthodox had anything to do with it, unless they're kicking off Indians, Middle Easterners, Indians, Eastern Europeans, the French, and basically half of all people.

Chances are that they really did, truly stink.

I would totally be in favor of kicking smelly people out of public situations - both BO, and dousing yourself in perfume/cologne. And yes dude on the stair master at the gym who always smells like he thoroughly bathed in cologne at 6pm. You reek in a very gross way.

Anonymous wrote:They are very obviously ultra-orthodox. If the airline decided to remove them from the plane probably they weighted the chances to be sued by other passengers vs being sued for discrimination. I second other people opinion, traveling with kids sometimes put you in ‘smelly situation’. Maybe the kid vomited or had an accident earlier.

Are you suggesting that people can’t reek of foul body odor on their own? Have you ever travelled to a third world country?

They are very obviously ultra-orthodox. If the airline decided to remove them from the plane probably they weighted the chances to be sued by other passengers vs being sued for discrimination. I second other people opinion, traveling with kids sometimes put you in ‘smelly situation’. Maybe the kid vomited or had an accident earlier.

I suspect traveling with a kid had more to do with it.
How was the kid behaved prior to the flight?

Everyone is a little sweaty by the time they have gotten through airport security. It is not the body sweat, more using too much perfume

I find different cultures react differently to needs for individual comfort. I was once seated in the middle row on a packed BA flight LHR to IAD. The man seated next time me reeked. So foul. I discreetly complained to the flight attendant and was bumped up to coach plus. No one else complained. They just sort of sucked it up, the brits are so polite... stiff upper lip.

Anonymous wrote:The article said that AA didn't remove their luggage. So they went to a hotel and put the SAME clothes on the next morning!

They could have headed to the Marshall’s / TJ Max / Wal Mart for new clothes and/or laundered them in the hotel sink that night.

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Anonymous wrote:I doubt that any of the passengers complaining about them even knew that they were Jewish. They just didn't want to be stuck on a long plane ride with a horrible odor like that and they sure as heck didn't want to be seated next to them.

It’s 100% plausible that they had awful body odor but you are doing your argument no favor by denying that their being Jewish wasn’t obvious. He’s wearing a kippah, her hair is covered and she’s wearing modest clothing. They are religious and it’s quite obvious.

He's wearing a kippah, but her hair covering is not even a little obvious or even halachically appropriate. Literally no person would look at a headband that doesn't cover the crown of her head and assume she's religious.

They are dressed very conservatively - everyone assumes they are religious.

I wonder if it’s the guy who imposes his weird beliefs about showering and laundry on the whole family ? Getting kicked off a plane for being stinky and receiving publicity for it is probably the best thing that ever happened to her.