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Nanny's Explosive Ordeal on United Flight Sparks Cancelations
15 Aug
Summary
- Nanny spent 90 minutes locked in plane lavatory during flight
- Incident caused by food poisoning from undercooked burger
- Nanny's TikTok video about the ordeal went viral
In July 2024, a nanny's mid-flight health crisis caused a United Airlines flight from Newark to Indianapolis to be canceled. Meghan Reinertsen, a 29-year-old actor from Atlanta, Georgia, spent 90 minutes locked inside the lavatory after experiencing a violent bout of food poisoning.
Reinertsen had eaten an undercooked burger hours before her flight, triggering a severe case of diarrhea and vomiting. Within 30 minutes of takeoff, she was in distress, eventually making it to the bathroom just in time. Over the next 20 minutes, Reinertsen experienced "more diarrhea than any human should ever have," leading the flight crew to call in a hazmat team to clean up the mess.
The crew allowed Reinertsen to remain in the lavatory for the entire flight, and the next scheduled departure was canceled due to the biohazard situation. Despite the embarrassment, Reinertsen is now glad the incident happened, as her viral TikTok video about the ordeal has helped others cope with their own in-flight health emergencies. She has received an "overwhelmingly positive response" and says the experience has been "really uplifting and encouraging" for her.
