# Delta says passengers switched aircraft after maintenance delay at LaGuardia

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/delta-responds-to-astonishing-claim-that-captain-let-passengers-vote-on-whether-to-travel-on-plane-that-smelt-of-dog-urine-or-be-delayed-while-it-was-cleaned/
- Published: 2026-10-30T20:24:35+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T20:32:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16252565/Delta-responds-astonishing-claim-captain-let-passengers-vote-travel-plane-smelt-dog-urine-delayed-cleaned.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Culture, Elections, Politics, Travel, World

## Key points

- Delta rejects the viral account of a dog urine incident.
- The airline says an air filter needed replacing.
- Flight 2806 passengers boarded a different aircraft.

## Summary

Delta disputes a viral claim that passengers were asked to choose between flying on a plane that smelled of dog urine and waiting for it to be cleaned. The airline says the incident instead involved a maintenance delay, and that passengers were moved to another aircraft.

Former QVC host Jennifer Coffey posted video from LaGuardia Airport describing a pilot taking a show of hands; it has been viewed more than 10 million times. Delta said the aircraft needed an air filter replaced and that Flight 2806 passengers travelled from New York to Chicago on an available plane. The airline said the video’s audio could not be corroborated and that asking passengers to vote on cleaning would not be its policy.

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