Who tells someone that has to pee that they can't?
We all have different pee clocks....some are set a little quicker than others!
Originally Posted by WTF
They didn't tell him he couldn't pee. They told him he couldn't get out of his seat. Think Steve Martin in, "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"... Or, think that's why God invented "Depends" (yeah, they're called something else now). Take your pick.
It's been my experience that you can get away with a hit & run to the rest room in a we're-number-17-for-takeoff situation (which is what this sounds like) where it's roll the length of a plane...sit for a minute...repeat until getting onto the active runway.
But, it's a very much a YMMV thing. You gotta come correct as, technically, the crew can get in a lot of trouble if somebody wants to be an ass about it.
My suspicion is they told him no because they thought he was being a pain the ass...but they all have their story & they're sticking to it....
DiPEEardu's best defense is there's a pretty good chance the gate attendant knew - or should have known - he was hammered...and let him on the plane anyway...