A 50-year-old Wisconsin man whose lengthy stay in the restroom of an AirTran passenger jet threatened to delay takeoff to Atlanta and led to flight attendants knocking on the door to get him to return to his seat. After spending at least 11 minutes in the restroom, according to witness accounts, the man returned to his seat — irate — and police were called to remove him from the plane.

„By and large,“ he said, „it really stinks to fly today. It doesn‘t have to be that way.“