Man Forced to Stand for Entire 7 Hour Flight

(NY Daily News) Arthur Berkowitz, 57, opened aloft Tuesday toward Christopher Elliot, out of consumer advocacy blog Elliot.org, regarding his in-air nightmare on Flight 901.

Berkowitz sat next up to a empty middle seat, a concluding spot on each full flight, when individual greater passenger – who Berkowitz pegged near least 400 pounds – boarded a flight and squeezed entering any remaining seat, he told the website.

“Him was highly apologetic,” Berkowitz said for ABCNews.com. “When gentleman boarded, he stated: ‘I’m your worst nightmare.’”

As well as male was correct.

Berkowitz couldn’t for fit into his have seat, also realized man might own for tolerate for the majority made from a prolonged flight.

“His size required both armrests to remain raised skyward along with allowed for his figure for hide half from belonging to me seat,” Berkowitz said up to Elliot.org.

“Something did never allow yours truly in order to utilize own seatbelt during takeoff as well as landing in similar fashion well as required yours truly to upright among a aisle also galley area for majority of certain seven-hour flight.”

Berkowitz notified flight attendants concerning the situation, nevertheless had nay luck.

“They were sympathetic, yet was able to not at all perform anything,” gentleman told the website. “No other seats existed on plane. They ought to never permit to me toward sit among their jump seats, also fully acknowledged the mistake near to belonging to them gate agent, amid allowing said individual on [the] plane without requiring gent for purchase along with occupy two seats.”

Berkowitz declared such safety, by no means comfort, was his main concern, as well as fired away an email up to We Airways post- landing.

“Certain airlines as well as regulatory bodies necessitate for contain protocol when entity comes for aforementioned,” man stated for ABCNews.com.

Each airline responded up to Berkowitz’s complaint via apologizing plus issuing per $200 voucher, yet Berkowitz’s says that’s by no means enough.

“Certain $200 is inappropriate,” he mentioned. “I paid inside excess of $800 for certain ticket.”