AN American Airlines flight has made an emergency landing after a passenger with severe gas problems struck matches to mask the odour of flatulence.

The flight from Washington to Texas landed at Nashville airport, in the southeastern state of Tennessee, after passengers alerted the crew to the smell of burning sulphur.

Lynne Lowrance, a spokeswoman for Nashville International Airport Authority said all 99 passengers and their luggage were taken off the plane and searched.

An unlucky canine team was also brought in to sniff the aircraft for explosives.

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How embarassing!

If you had that kind of a problem and new it had the potential to be even more of a problem, you would think youd be a little more organised about flying.

or farting

how did they get matches on the plane in the first place?

I can't help but feel that mav is trying to STEAL my yawning icon.

I guess if you can't beat them, join them amirite?!

After all this time I finally decided to find out what zealotry means