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A North Carolina couple is suing AirTran Airways, alleging they were sickened by cockroaches coming out of air vents and storage areas on a recent flight.
Passengers Harry Marsh and his fiancee, Kaitlin Rush, are suing for negligence and recklessness after their September 15 flight from Charlotte to Houston was blighted by the insects.
Their lawsuit claims that, after pointing the cockroaches out to airline crew, one flight attendant responded by raising a finger to her lips as if to silence them.
I won’t argue that this is beyond disgusting. But what are the actual damages here? Suing because you were “grossed out” is just ridiculous. If that were viable, litigation over airline food alone would be out of control.
Full story via Daily Mail Online.