Dog poop forces plane to make emergency landing

A US flight had to make an unscheduled landing when an assistance dog crapped twice in the aisle, sickening passengers with the odour.

So the full sized dog that's on my flight, well it did what dogs do & went to the bathroom when it felt like it smack dab in middle of aisle

— Chris Law (@ChrisLaw) May 28, 2014

US Airways spokesman Andrew Christie said the airline’s flight on Wednesday from Los Angeles to Philadelphia had to make an unscheduled stop in Kansas City.

Apparently, the flight's departure time had been delayed for two hours because of a fuel spill on the tarmac. So that's a two-hour wait for the dog and passengers on the plane.

Just gets worse @USAirways after being delayed 2 hours we get grounded because of dog poop on the plane. A 7 hour trip is now pushing 14.

— Micaela Connery (@MicaelaConnery) May 29, 2014

Mr Christie called the episode a “rare and unfortunate situation”.

The flight continued after the mess was cleaned up on the ground. The passenger and assistance dog were rebooked on another flight.

Can't make this up. The dog has now shit twice. Plane is emergency landing cuz ppl are getting sick. Hazmat team needs to board @USAirways

— Chris Law (@ChrisLaw) May 28, 2014

Jim Kutsch, president of The Seeing Eye guide dog school in Morristown, New Jersey, tells The Philadelphia Inquirer that such incidents are rare, but that dogs occasionally get sick on planes, too.

The Proud, The Few, The @USAirways dog shit cleaning crew pic.twitter.com/MQFTGSiGRY

— Chris Law (@ChrisLaw) May 28, 2014