Delta reportedly made a passenger sit in dog poop

A Michigan man named Matthew Meehan was reportedly required to sit in a seat covered in dog poop on a Delta flight from Atlanta to Miami this month.

"Actual feces and it was all over me. I sat in it, and it was on the seat, on the floor, the seat in front. I was literally in it," Meehan said. "I had to step back for a moment and say, 'Alright, keep your composure. You do not want to be one of these people you see on the news getting kicked off a plane.' Meanwhile, I’m covered in feces."

He reports than when he asked flight attendants for help, they offered two paper towels and a small bottle of gin. He was eventually able to cover the seat with a blanket.

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Delta took the plane out of service for cleaning after the flight and gave Meehan full compensation for his flight as well as additional reimbursement. "The safety and health of our customers and employees is our top priority," the company said in an apology statement, "and we are conducting a full investigation while following up with the right teams to prevent this from happening again."

The dog poop reportedly came from an ill service animal on a prior flight.