Let's keep the body-shaming argument aside for a moment and look at some serious challenges that one faces while travelling with an overweight person.?
An Italian lawyer, Giorgio Destro ¡°had to stand in the aisle, sit on seats reserved for the cabin crew when they were free¡± and ¡°suffer the ¡®spillover¡¯ of the passenger¡± on the nine-hour flight from Cape Town to Dubai.
He had approached the airline staff to provide him with an alternate seat but was informed that the flight was full and he could not be accommodated anywhere else.
Destro is now seeking a compensation of €2,759.51 (nearly Rs 2,40,000) in compensation and damages.
The Emirates flight from Cape Town to Dubai is typically operated by a Boeing 777-300ER. The aircraft has ¡°310 spacious seats in Economy Class,¡± with a seat width of 17 inches, according to SeatGuru.