In Brief

A MAN in Australia is suing American Airlines after he was seated next to two obese people for a 14-hour flight — an ordeal that he claims caused permanent back and neck injuries.

Michael Anthony Taylor, 67, said the airline refused to let him move seats, leaving him “crouching, kneeling, bracing or standing” for much of the flight from Sydney to Los Angeles as the two large passengers encroached on his window seat.

A spokesman for American Airlines said: “We are reviewing the allegations.” — ©