Woman Boards Delta Flight. Once 30,000 Feet in the Air, Her Seatmate Opens a Tupperware With the Most Diabolical Snack: ‘This Should Be Illegal’

Most flying passengers understand that sharing one small space with more than 100 people will come with some unpleasantries.

That mostly comes from just how little space each passenger is given on most commercial flights, but things like passengers reclining their seats or bringing smelly food aboard can also make the experience worse.

In a recent TikTok video, which got over 553,000 views, TikTok creator Caitlin Alexis (@itscaitlinalexis) says she came across a particularly egregious case of stinky food.

“I smelt something foul…” she wrote in the video’s text overlay. “Not the tupperware of hard-boiled eggs at 30,000 feet. This should be illegal.”

She then films the passenger right behind her. In the video, one passenger appears to have a Tupperware container full of hard-boiled eggs.

“I am floored right now,” Alexis says. “Oh, my god, I’m gonna die!”

She also suggested Delta do something extreme about it.

“Straight to the no-fly list,” she wrote in the caption.

Does Delta Prohibit Super Smelly Food?

Delta does not prohibit passengers from bringing hard-boiled eggs or other smelly foods on flights.

In fact, Delta says perishables are allowed as carry-on or checked baggage at the passenger’s own risk, as long as they are transported with approved materials.

Its restricted-items page does prohibit certain specific food-related items, such as Meals Ready to Eat, or MREs, but it does not list pungent or strong-smelling foods as banned.

That said, airlines do have broad rules about passenger conduct and disturbances onboard.

Delta’s Contract of Carriage says the airline can refuse transportation when a passenger’s “conduct, attire, hygiene or odor” creates an unreasonable risk of offense or annoyance to other passengers.

But that does not necessarily mean a Tupperware of hard-boiled eggs would qualify to enforce this rule.

Commenters Were Horrified

In the comments, viewers were just as disturbed by the hard-boiled egg situation.

“No one brings their own food on a plane, but when they do it’s eggs and fish,” one commenter wrote.

Another person compared it to the stricter rules passengers face with other items.

“I COULDNT BRING MY MOISTURIZER but this isnt considered an explosive!?” they wrote.

Someone else said they once dealt with a different kind of strong smell on a flight.

“Once in a flight the lady beside me did her nails the whole flight, acetone and all… Though i was gonna suffocate and die lol,” they wrote.

“I worked at an airport bar & bistro. We sold to-go tuna sandwiches, which was a crime in itself,” they wrote. “But to make it even worse, some people would ask us to microwave them… I always lied and said we weren’t allowed for sanitary reasons. You’re welcome to everyone on those flights that I saved from hot box tuna travels.”

@itscaitlinalexis straight to the no-fly list @delta #travel #traveltiktok #flying #travelnightmare #selfaware ♬ Welp, Didn't Expect That – Yu-Peng Chen & HOYO-MiX

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