Highlights 1 Man sued emirates for sitting next to 'obese' man. An Italian lawyer has sued the Emirates airline after he 'suffere'd' being next to an 'obese man' for a nine-hour flight. "Emirates is unable to comment on this particular case as it is an ongoing legal matter," said an Emirates spokesperson. On April 6, New Jersey bookstore manager was kicked out of his United Airlines flight on Tuesday for being overweight. In another incident similar to the Emirates case last year, the Abu Dhabi-based airline Etihad was sued by a man who complained about being seated next to an overweight passenger, reports CNN.

Source: India Today September 25, 2016 12:11 UTC