Can you be removed from a plane for smelling bad?

American Airlines, one of the major carriers in the USA states, 'The airline reserves the right to refuse transport of a passenger, or have them removed from their flight at any point if they have an offensive odour not caused by a disability or illness'.



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However if it's mid-flight and they have to turn back or go to an alternate, it is usually something safety related, a passenger refuses to listen to crew instructions or is impeding them in someway or being belligerent or threatening or fighting with other passengers- usually Alcohol is a factor.

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Section 44902(b) of the FAA, known as “permissive refusal,” provides pilots with broad authority to remove passengers. The pilot in command stands in the role of the air carrier and can decide whether to remove a passenger from a flight for safety reasons.

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If you're on an airline no fly list They'll just deny you a boarding pass or not sell you a ticket. These are usually people banned by the airline for misbehaving on previous flights. The airlines don't enforce government no fly lists. TSA and law enforcement do.

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If the in-charge flight attendant determines that removal is warranted, s/he will contact the captain. Only the captain (and gate staff, if the plane is still at the gate and the boarding door has not yet closed,) have the authority to involuntarily de-plane a passenger.

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There is a valve on the storage tank that opens when a toilet is flushed and closes when the toilet is not in use – to prevent odours from leaving the tank. This helps to keep the smell down from so many people using the toilet during a flight. The blue chemical helps to keep the smell down as well.

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