A passenger is suing Emirates because he says a nine-hour flight operated by the airline was ruined by the "spillover" of an overweight person seated next to him.
The guy doing the suing—an Italian lawyer named Giorgio Destro—says he asked the flight crew to help him find another seat on the July flight from Cape Town to Dubai, but they couldn't because there were no other seats available. Instead, he says he had to stand in the aisle and occupy flight attendants' seats when they didn't need them, before finally resigning himself to discomfort.
All of which we're sure made the overweight passenger feel just great.
For his trouble, Destro is suing Emirates for 2,759 euros (US$3,100)—759 euros in compensation for his ticket, and another 2,000 for damages.
The case is scheduled to be heard in Italian court on October 30.