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Of course you didn't say anything!
Are you kidding me? Look, smelling the farts of other people is really cringe-inducing, but there is an unwritten societal rule (one among many that civilized people on crowded planes must abide by)that says you grin and bear it. You don't say something to the person. Maybe you get up and move away until the fart dissipates. Maybe you flash a glare at the man. But sometimes people fart involuntarily. I used to when I was pregnant. It was awful, and I know some people trapped in elevators with me suffered. But no one ever said anything to me about it. (Luckily I was never within nose-shot of Cary.)