Southwest Airlines passenger allegedly strips naked, poops on plane seat during flight

Incident reported on flight from Philadelphia to Chicago

FILE PHOTO –CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - FEBRUARY 18: A Southwest Airlines jet prepares to land at Chicago Midway International Airport on February 18, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. The airline said it plans to layoff 1,750 employees, marking the first broad layoffs in the company's history. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) (Scott Olson, 2025 Getty Images)

Ears weren’t the only thing popping on a Southwest Airlines flight on Saturday when one passenger allegedly stripped naked and defecated on her seat, according to a NBC 5 Chicago.

The station reported that police and medical crews were called to meet the passenger after flight 418 from Philadelphia landed at Chicago’s Midway Airport.

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The passenger reportedly took off her clothes before pooping on the seat, forcing the plane to be taken out of service to be cleaned.

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The incident comes a week after Delta passengers had to use emergency slides at Orlando International Airport after the airplane carrying 200 people caught fire and Frontier flight from Orlando lost a wheel during a hard landing in Puerto Rico.