Avianca will sue an influencer for making a joke on board a plane and recording the passengers’ reaction

And Colombian influencer generated a strong controversy in his country by having caused a tense situation on an airline flight Aviancafrom Bogotá to Madrid, in which through an artifact generated a chemical smellwhich, according to the company, put the safety of the journey in check and passenger comfort.

The incident happened on March 11, on the flight that connects the cities of Bogotá and Madrid, the company reported this Sunday. «The airline decided to terminate its transportation contract (with the influencer), and consequently cancel the return journey. Likewise, it will file the corresponding legal actions»Avianca said in a statement.

The company did not reveal the name of the person who used the device, but according to local media it is the content creator Yeferson Cossiowho they follow more than 12 million followers on Instagram.

Avianca specified that this conduct «affected the safety, comfort, order and discipline on board, as well as flight health«, after the use of a device that generates a chemical odor inside the cabin, despite the fact that the aircraft corresponds to a closed space and with a pressurization system that recirculates the air in the entire cabin.»

When the device was activated, the plane was flying over the Atlantic Ocean and was far from the nearest airport, in case an emergency had occurred that forced them to land.

«Avianca categorically rejects any behavior that put the safety of your operation at risk and that compromises the on-board experience of customers and service personnel,» the information added.

Likewise, the airline asked Congress to process a bill «to toughen sanctions against disruptive passengers and strengthen the protection of aeronautical personnel, including conduct that puts at risk the safety of a flight or of passengers and employees» of airline companies.

What was the joke that Cossio said he did not regret?

Cossio, on March 24, expressed on social networks, regarding the case: «When I say that I have a clear conscience, I do not mean that I did nothing, I mean I don’t regret anything I did.«. He added a laughing emoji to his statement.

As seen in the video that the influencer himself published on TikTok, the ugly smell was released through an electronic device that he himself controlled using his cell phone. In the images you can see how he hides it among the passengers and, by pressing a key on his cell phone, The artifact emanates odors that were the cause of the conflict.

Cossio is seen seeking complicity with his followers by asking them, holding a finger against his mouth, not to say anything. Laugh and When passengers pass through the aisle of the plane, it also activates sound effects that make it appear, for example, that a passenger is sick.

Some passengers took it as a joke, including children, but others seemed upset during the video. «Airplane fart joke», is the title with which he published the video that had more than 225 thousand likes and was shared almost a thousand times.

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