[媒體名稱] BBC [新聞日期] 7 November 2018
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Indonesian plane grounded after passengers complain about stinky durian
An Indonesian plane was temporarily grounded after passengers complained
about an overwhelming smell of durian in the cabin.
Around two tonnes of durian, the world's stinkiest fruit, was in the cargo
hold of the Sriwijaya Air flight, bound for Jakarta from Bengkulu.
Passengers demanded that the fruit be removed, with some almost coming to
blows with crew members.
The airline eventually relented and unloaded sacks of the durian fruit.
The flight eventually took off around 11:40am local time (04:40 GMT), an hour
later than scheduled.
Facebook user Amir Zidane filmed the fruit being unloaded after the protest
Sriwajiya Air later said the airline was well within its rights to carry the
stinky fruit in cargo.
"It's not illegal to carry durian in a flight as long as it is wrapped
properly in accordance with flight regulations - carried inside the hold.
Many airlines do this," senior corporate communications manager Retri Maya
said in a statement to the Jakarta Post.
The thorny durian is a delicacy in much of Asia but also controversial - you
either love it or hate it.
Its potent stench means it's banned from public transportation, hotels and
even planes in certain countries.
'Who on this plane wants to fly?'
A passenger onboard the plane detailed the incident, which took place on
Monday, in a Facebook post.
"When I entered the plane, I could already smell the scent of durian. I
complained to the stewardess but they told me to just fill up a complaint
form," said Amir Zidane.
Crew members assured him the smell would vanish as soon as the plane was in
the air. Unsatisfied, Amir rallied his other fellow passengers
"I yelled at the other passengers 'Who on this plane wants to fly?'. They all
chanted back 'not us!!'"
He added that other passengers started complaining and some even almost
"physically clashed with crew members".
Eventually, they were all asked to leave the plane while the crew unloaded
the durian.
The head of Bengkulu airport confirmed the incident to local news outlet
Detik.
Mr Anies Wardhana said there had been around 2,025kg of durian onboard the
plane, and that the airport would "evaluate" future packing situations so
that they would "not cause passenger discomfort".
乘客們不滿貨艙裡載運榴槤所發出的氣味
機組人員表示經過適當的包裝後載運榴槤是合乎法規的
並說升空後就不會聞到這股味道了
乘客仍舊不能接受，與機組人員爭論並差點發生肢體衝突
最終把榴槤都卸下機解決，延遲約一小時才起飛