A lawyer from Padua in Northern Italy named Giorgio Destro expressed his great dismay over his nine hour flight via Emirates Airlines. The reason for his disappointment was being seated next to an overweight man whom he accused of taking much of his seat space.
Destro, who was a former Italian Consulate in South Africa, claimed to have told the plane attendants that he wanted to change seats which cost him 759. 51. However, the UAE airline advised him that all the seats for the particular flight were already taken, as reported by Independent News.
Apparently, to add insult to the injury, Daily Mail shares that the airlines' staff offered no apology or empathy.
The lawyer from Italy took his thoughts to social media and even posted a selfie sitting next to the overweight man as proof of his inconvenience. In the photo, Destro is seen distraught about how he could get through the whole fight, while the man next to him lounges with one arm taking up extra space from his co-passenger's seat.
From Cape Town to Dubai, Destro tells the news site, he kept on trying new ways to make himself feel better despite the situation. He apparently told Mattino Padova that he tried standing on the plane aisle, sitting on the seats for cabin crew when they weren't around, and just resolve to staying in his original 'annoying' seat situation as the flight was about to end.
Aside from refunding his ticket fee, Destro is asking for more compensation about the problem he experienced, Destro is asking for 2,759.51 pounds, and an additional 2,000 euro in damages.
As of the moment, An Emirates spokesperson communicated with MailOnline that the company has made no release of statement regarding the issue as he said the matter was on a legal platform. However, the case hearing on October 20th will address the issue of how to arrange terms with overweight airline passengers. The hearing will be held in Padua.
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