A good proportion of us will recognise the scenario: sitting on a plane, settling in for an up to twenty four hour flight - and suddenly there's that gentle (yet persistent) 'thud' in the back of the seat. And then, what's this? Oh yes, the crying, the wailing, the whining. A frustrating experience, to be sure; and one that we can all sympathise with.

But another in-flight problem reared its head recently, and has started a wave of questioning about whether or not it's a real problem and something that should result in ejection from a flight.

And that problem is body odour.

Last week a flight scheduled to depart from Prince Edward Island in Canada saw (or smelled, to be more precise) a unique problem on board. One of the passengers reportedly had 'extreme' body odour which could be detected throughout the plane. The regional Canadian airline, Jazz Air, have no set company policy regarding the personal hygiene of their passengers, including body odour, however - according to other passengers - they did remove the man from the flight prior to take off. A spokesperson for Jazz Air refused to confirm or comment on the reason for the passenger's ejection from the flight; however she was reported to have said that it is in their company policy to deal with any person who compromises the safety or comfort of other passengers.

It does seem likely that the man's pong was behind it, though - with other passengers on the flight only too happy to tell their stories. Apparently it was a very awkward situation, with many other people on the flight mumbling and staring in the man's direction. This incident does of course prompt the question, was it a fair thing to do? Of course, that's down to personal opinion - but it can safely be said that given the choice, most people would prefer to fly without the company of any odious odours!

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