What happened
Avianca announced it is banning influencer Yeferson Cossio and pursuing legal action after he set off a stink bomb on flight AV46 from Bogota (BOG) to Madrid (MAD) on March 11, 2026. The airline cited sections of its Contract of Carriage regarding disruptive behavior affecting safety, comfort, and sanitary conditions. Cossio, who has nearly 20 million TikTok followers, claims the device was accidentally activated while he was retrieving a pencil case, denying it was a planned prank. The aircraft was over the Atlantic, preventing diversion. This serves as a concrete example of airlines enforcing carriage contracts for in-flight disruptions