An Italian lawyer is reportedly suing Dubai-based airline Emirates after having to “suffer” a nine-hour flight being sat next to an obese man.
Giorgio Destro, a lawyer from Padua in northern Italy, is demanding $3,079 in compensation which includes the cost of the flight from Cape Town to Dubai and $2,200 in damages, the UK’s Telegraph reported, citing Italian media.
It said Destro asked if he could change seats a few hours into the flight because the overweight passenger next to him was taking up some of his seat space.
Emirates reportedly told him the plane was fully booked and did not offer compensation or an apology.
“For nine hours, I had to stand in the aisle, sit on seats reserved for the cabin crew when they were free, and in the final phase of flight resign myself to suffer the ‘spillover’ of the passenger at my side,” he was quoted as saying.
The case brought by Destro, a “gold member” flyer, is scheduled for October 20 in Padua. Emirates was quoted as saying it could not comment on an ongoing legal case.
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