United Airlines passenger ‘banned’ from flying after urinating on another traveler: ‘Drenched from the waist down’

Pissing on people will piss them off.

After allegedly peeing on a fellow passenger during a 12-hour flight from San Francisco International Airport to Manila, Philippines, a United Airlines passenger was banned from flying after an incident on UA Flight 189.

On December 27, Jerome Gutierrez was sitting in business class when a fellow traveler got up and relieved himself in the middle of the flight, unexpectedly dousing him in urine, according to SFGATE.

Awoken with a start, Gutierrez was soaked from waist to foot. United Airlines flight attendants reportedly told Gutierrez not to confront the offender because they were afraid of violence, even though the biohazard and extreme discomfort were present.

Nicole Cornell, Gutierrez’s stepdaughter, was extremely upset about this choice and outraged that the airline had put avoiding a conflict ahead of her stepfather’s health and dignity.

Cornell was outraged, saying “they put the needs of the airline before my stepdad‘s health. I am so disgusted and in shock at how United Airlines handled this! That’s a biohazard, and the plane should’ve turned around to address this issue.”

Cornell went on to criticize the airline’s response, claiming that the aircraft ought to have been diverted in order to deal with the situation as soon as possible.

A spokesperson for United Airlines named Anoushah Rasta acknowledged that there had been a “passenger disturbance” and disclosed that the offending passenger had been permanently barred from flying with the airline, despite the fact that the passenger reportedly apologized and begged Gutierrez not to file charges.

When the plane landed in the Philippines, local officials met it to look into the situation further.