A pilot on a JetBlue flight from California to New York allegedly forced a passenger to relinquish his seat to a flight attendant. As the flight was already overbooked, the pilot commanded the passenger to use the toilet as his seat for the remaining three hours of the flight. The story unfolded as the man, Gokhan Mutlu, was returning home to New York using a buddy pass. These types of tickets are travel vouchers that allow friends of JetBlue employees to travel on a standby basis. Initially, Mr. Mutlu was told that a flight attendant had taken the final remaining seat on the flight, but was allowed on the plane when the attendant agreed to sit in the employee jump seat. Approximately 90 minutes into the flight, the pilot ordered Mr. Mutlu to give up his seat to the flight attendant because she found the jump seat too uncomfortable. Company policy forbids the use of the jump seat by non-employees so the passenger was told to simply hang out in the bathroom for a few hours. Mutlu has filed a $2 million lawsuit against JetBlue (bet no one saw that coming.)