New York: A harried United States Airways passenger has complained that he was forced to stand throughout during a seven-hour non-stop flight because a morbidly obese co- passenger took up half his seat.
Arthur Berkowitz, a businessman , said his neighbour, weighing over 181kg, on US Airways Flight 901 from Anchorage to Philadelphia made it impossible to get into his seat.
"He was the last one to board, and as he walked down to me, he said, 'I really want to apologize. I'm your worst nightmare,'" Arthur Berkowitz, 57, said of the obese man who squeezed next to him on the flight.
"He was a cordial person. But the facts are, he took half my seat, and half the seat of an exchange student who was pinned up against the window," Berkowitz was quoted as saying by New York Post.
Berkowitz said his ordeal in July presented a safety risk because he could not use his seatbelt for take-off and landing. Berkowitz said he tried for months to get a response from US Airways for the grueling $ 800 trip - and all he got was a lousy $ 200 voucher. Berkowitz vented his frustration consumer advocate Christopher Elliot's blog, saying, "I didn't fly from Alaska to Philadelphia, I stood."
Berkowitz claims the flight attendants admitted their gate agent had made an error in allowing the passenger to board without having bought two seats. US Airways has since apologized for the 'regrettable' incident.
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