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Firecracker or condom? Concern over 'watusi' comment causes offloading of passengers

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Ched Rick Gatchalian

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1729331599460Passengers are offloaded 10192024.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Passengers are offloaded from a Cebu Pacific flight and a security check is conducted. Handout/CAAP"/>Passengers are offloaded from a Cebu Pacific flight and a security check is conducted. Handout/CAAP </div>MANILA — A conversation between two Filipinos inside a plane in Negros Occidental raised concern among the crew, resulting to the offloading of every passenger, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) reported Saturday.According to CAAP, a Cebu Pacific crew member heard passengers Reynaldo Aleroso and Ernesto Erise talking about &quot;watusi&quot; — which is predominantly known as a firecracker and is prohibited inside the plane.&quot;Oi, naubos na ba &#x27;yong watusi mo?&quot; Aleroso asked Erise.The crew member immediately talked to them to clarify what they meant, and the two explained &quot;watusi&quot; refers to condom in gay language. They also apologized for the confusion.However, as a precaution, the airline decided to deplane all the passengers and cargo to conduct a K9 bomb-sniffing inspection and security paneling.The aircraft was later cleared for flight resumption to Manila, while Aleroso and Erise were rebooked for an afternoon flight the same day.<div> </div>

A conversation between two Filipinos inside a plane in Negros Occidental raised concern among the crew, resulting to the offloading of every passenger, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) reported Saturday.

A conversation between two Filipinos inside a plane in Negros Occidental raised concern among the crew, resulting to the offloading of every passenger, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) reported Saturday.