Coverage dated September 3, 2023 to September 5, 2023

Air Canada apologizes for booting passengers who complained that their seats were smeared with vomit

Headline from Anchorage Daily News, on the newest of 2 developments

A flight attendant and a supervisor told them that the flight was full and they would just have to sit there.

Anchorage Daily News's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Air Canada passengers removed for refusing to sit on vomit-soiled seats

    Headline from Washington Post ·

  2. Newest

    Air Canada apologizes for booting passengers who complained that their seats were smeared with vomit

    Headline from Anchorage Daily News ·

Reports & sources

12 articles, oldest first.

  1. FOX Business

    Air Canada passengers kicked off flight for refusing to sit on vomit-covered seats (opens FOX Business)

    Published

    FOX Business's feed description

    An Air Canada passenger wrote that two of her fellow travelers were kicked off a plane because they refused to sit in vomit-covered seats that were not properly cleaned.

  2. Washington Post

    Air Canada passengers removed for refusing to sit on vomit-soiled seats (opens Washington Post)

    Published

    Washington Post's feed description

    The airline has apologized to the two women who were taken off a flight from Las Vegas to Montreal last month.

  3. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Air Canada apologizes after passengers told to sit in vomit-covered seats (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

    Published

    WISH-TV Indianapolis's feed description

    (CNN) — Air Canada has issued an apology after two passengers were told to sit in poorly cleaned seats that had been covered in vomit on a previous flight. Details of the incident, which occurred on board a flight from Las Vegas to Montreal on August 26, were posted online by passenger Susan Benson.

  4. New York Post

    Air Canada passengers kicked off flight after complaining about vomit-covered seats (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    Two Air Canada passengers were booted off their flight to Montreal after raising complaints that their seats were covered in vomit before their five-hour flight.

  5. Anchorage Daily News

    Air Canada apologizes for booting passengers who complained that their seats were smeared with vomit (opens Anchorage Daily News)

    Published

    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    A flight attendant and a supervisor told them that the flight was full and they would just have to sit there.

  6. Green Field Reporter

    Air Canada apologizes for booting passengers who complained that their seats were smeared with vomit - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

    Published

    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    Air Canada says it has apologized to two passengers who were escorted off a plane by security after protesting that their seats were smeared in vomit. The airline said Tuesday that the passengers “clearly did not receive the standard of care to which they were entitled.

  7. East Idaho News

    Airline apologizes for booting passengers who complained that their seats were smeared with vomit (opens East Idaho News)

    Published

    East Idaho News's feed description

    MONTREAL, Canada — Air Canada says it has apologized to two passengers who were escorted off a plane by security after protesting that their seats were smeared in vomit. The airline said Tuesday that the passengers “clearly did not receive the standard of care to which they were entitled.

  8. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Air Canada apologizes to people booted from Vegas flight over vomit complaints (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

    Published

    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    A woman said in a Facebook post that two passengers were escorted off an Air Canada flight after refusing to sit in vomit-covered seats.

  9. Boston

    They complained their seats were smeared with vomit. Air Canada booted them from the flight. (opens Boston)

    Published

    Boston's feed description

    The airline has since apologized to the passengers.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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