Shouldn't the stewardess have been moving that cart up and down the aisle, banging into passengers elbows instead of sitting down? On the flip side, maybe Mutlu reeked with some nasty funk and they put him in the restroom to save him from the other passengers throwing him out the escape hatch.....
You never know, it's a crazy world!

Let's face it. If he can get in front of jury, he stands a good chance to walk away with some cash.

If this story is true, then I would gladly award him some serious cash if I was on the jury.

Did Mutlu have to get up and exit the lavatory every time someone had to use it?

I would think the FAA would fine the airline just for the fact that the lavatory does not have any kind of restraint. Putting Mutlu in there would have to be against some sort of safety regulation.

On the up side, an ambulance chaser won't go hungry tonight.

The stewardess was sitting on the jump seat in the cockpit, which means she wasn't working this flighgt but rather commuting to or from home. What is surprising is that the captain would give her preference over a paying customer. If this case indeed happened like that customer claims then it will be a slam dunk in court and will probably be settled by JetBlue. It's unbelievable to fly in these conditions.

I agree with everyone's comments that something does not add up. First and foremost what sticks out in my mind is that *if* this happened, the airline would be out of business because FAA rules prohibit passengers from being anywhere but in their seats during TO and TD. Pardon the pun, but the toilet seat is not a seat and does not have seat belts. I think something else happened and this guy fabricated this nonsense story.

Yes this is crazy! Besides the bathroom issue, it's not a seat that meets proper safety requirements, i.e., no seat belt. That alone could get the man incredibly injured if the plane were to hit really bad turbulence. I would sue the piss out of this stupid airline! Good for him -- hope he gets a truckload!

I hope this idiot ends up in jail for a long time. Making up a story like this to extort money from a fine American company is disgusting to me. I hope the press gives it just as much coverage when it is discovered that this jerk made the whole thing up as they have today. The lawyer that took this case should earn a seat right next to him in jail. There is no way Jet Blue would break all kinds of regualtions and do this to someone.

I agree with you all, something just doesnt add up. Did the people on the flight witness this? I think anyone as big as him, sitting in a 2" by 2" bathroom for hours, wouldve well....never FIT in there for starters, not to mention this story is just too WEIRD!

First of all this guy was flying for free, he is not a paying Customer. If this was true why are there no other passengers from that flight as witnesses? This guy look at him! He looks like a lier, he probably could not get out on another flight and waited at the airport for a long time and finally got on and because he is pissed wants money from jetblue. Or maybe his bag was overweight and he had to pay $20.00. Please people only in America does the media talk about bullshit when we should be talking about how George Bush is sending our children to die in a senseless war in Iraq!

What do you mean he wasn't a paying customer? Just because you fly stand-by, doesn't mean you didn't pay for a ticket.

Danny - like K said just because you are flying standby doesn't mean you didn't pay. It could have been he didn't get on an earlier flight for whatever reason. I have had to fly standby because my connecting flight was late. It's very interesting that you came up with all the reasons that this story is false. They never said there wasn't witnesses and why would anyone try to fabricate a story like this for obvious reasons. Just because he looked middle eastern make him a liar???? What happened to equal rights? I'm sure witnesses will be contacted as will the flight attendant and captain. Also what in the world does George Bush and Iraq have to do with this story. It always amazes me that someone has to say something about George Bush no matter what the subject is.