A traveller who suffered an embarrassing bout of gastro on a flight has publicly apologised to his fellow passengers for creating a ‘stink’ and vomiting on a woman.
The man had been flying with Batik Airlines from Jakarta, in Indonesia, to Perth on Sunday when his illness suddenly hit.
He said he had begun to feel sick after he ate dragon fruit at his hotel before boarding the four-and-a-half-hour flight.
‘I want to apologise to you all for my uncontrollable gastroenteritis,’ he wrote on Reddit.
‘I’m sorry for the stink. My diarrhoea was dreadful, but I managed to get to the toilet on time, each time.
‘Thank you for your understanding and kindness by giving me some paracetamol. I was terribly embarrassed. Thank you to the man sitting next to me in the opposite aisle seat, you were all so understanding.’
It wasn’t only the stench that annoyed his fellow flyers.
‘I am so sorry to the lady who was sitting next to me and I vomited all over you. I missed the vomit bag,’ he said.
A man has revealed his horror flight experience
Gastroenteritis, commonly known as ‘gastro’ or ‘stomach flu’, is an inflammation of the stomach and intestines caused by various factors like viruses, bacteria, or parasites.
It typically leads to symptoms like diarrhoea and vomiting, and can sometimes cause dehydration.
The vast majority of those on Reddit were sympathetic towards the man who had to deal with his illness in a confined space.
‘Gastro is a nightmare to deal with in flight,’ one said.
‘I once dealt with it ripping through economy on a flight to the States. It was awful, and we ran out of everything.
‘People were vomiting into their hands and eventually we gave up trying to segregate anyone as it was obvious it was out of control.
‘Three of the crew ended up with it as well. We basically shoved one crew into the cockpit with the bio gear and told her to only leave to get the pilots food and drink.’
‘This is a nightmare situation. So sorry you had to go through that in such a crowded space with no way out,’ another wrote.
He spewed on the lady sitting next to him after he ‘missed the vomit bag’
One of the man’s fellow passengers even chimed in.
‘Hey mate, met you at the smokers’ section just outside pickup when you were heading off to look for your car,’ they said.
‘I kept thinking about what you said after I got home. Honestly, I don’t know if I would’ve reacted with the same grace as that lady in the moment.
‘I reckon I probably would’ve flipped out, not from anger, just from the heat of the moment.’
The gastroenteritis victim went on to say the vomiting didn’t last long, but he still had to rush to the toilet a few times during the night when he got home.
One social media user asked why the man would let the world know his embarrassing story.
‘Not even God himself could beat this information out of me. Glad the flight was okay and people were understanding,’ they wrote.
Daily Mail Australia contacted Batik Airlines for comment.
