SQUEEZY JET
The man realised that he could not budge following a 6½-hour flight.
The BA passenger got wedged in his first class seat for three hours after landing
Credit: Alamy
British Airways’ crew members could not shift him either.
Emergency services had to be called and a door taken out of the cabin so that the traveller could be freed — using a hoist.
A BA insider said: “The passenger was mortified. It’s astonishing because the seats are the most spacious available.
“It was as embarrassing as it can get for him — especially when a door in the cabin had to be removed.
"It sounded funny but, actually, people felt sorry for him.
"It was abject humiliation in front of hundreds of disbelieving passengers.
“Crew members did all they could to calm the man.”
The flyer was on a plane from Nigeria to Heathrow in seat 1A — traditionally the most desirable spot on the plane.
He had enjoyed gourmet food and wine as he lounged in his £7,000 suite at 30,000ft.
The drama began after the plane landed just before 5am on Saturday.
An engineering note seen by The Sun said: “A volumetric passenger is stuck in seat 1A.
"The plan is to remove the suite door and use a hoist to eject [him] from the seat.”
Tubby BA passenger gets stuck in first class seat for three hours before being lifted out by hoist
- Stephen Moyes
- Published: 21:00, 30 Jul 2023
- Updated: 20:25, 30 Jul 2023
The man realised that he could not budge following a 6½-hour flight.
The BA passenger got wedged in his first class seat for three hours after landing
Credit: Alamy
British Airways’ crew members could not shift him either.
Emergency services had to be called and a door taken out of the cabin so that the traveller could be freed — using a hoist.
A BA insider said: “The passenger was mortified. It’s astonishing because the seats are the most spacious available.
“It was as embarrassing as it can get for him — especially when a door in the cabin had to be removed.
"It sounded funny but, actually, people felt sorry for him.
"It was abject humiliation in front of hundreds of disbelieving passengers.
“Crew members did all they could to calm the man.”
The flyer was on a plane from Nigeria to Heathrow in seat 1A — traditionally the most desirable spot on the plane.
He had enjoyed gourmet food and wine as he lounged in his £7,000 suite at 30,000ft.
The drama began after the plane landed just before 5am on Saturday.
An engineering note seen by The Sun said: “A volumetric passenger is stuck in seat 1A.
"The plan is to remove the suite door and use a hoist to eject [him] from the seat.”
