Etihad vows to fight obese passenger injury claim

July 31, 2015 10:19

Etihad Airways today vowed to keep fighting a lawsuit brought in Australia by a man who claims he hurt his back after being seated next to a sick, obese passenger. Brisbane man James Bassos, 38, is seeking damages, reportedly Aus dollar 227,000 (USD 165,000), after claiming he suffered permanent health problems from being forced to twist and contort his body to avoid contact with the other passenger "whose body encroached into his seat".

The District Court in Brisbane yesterday heard that the obese passenger also frequently coughed and "expelled fluid from his mouth" during the flight in economy class from Abu Dhabi to Sydney in 2010.

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