A man has taken to social media to ask users whether he was in the wrong after he complained about an overweight passenger 'spilling' over into his seat on a flight Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters A holidaymaker has sparked a debate after voicing his frustration about an overweight traveller encroaching on his space during a flight . He shared his experience of boarding a three-hour flight to the Caribbean, where he had anticipated a comfortable trip to begin his vacation. However, his expectations were dashed upon sighting his seat neighbour.
Sharing his ordeal on Reddit , he recounted: "Sitting with my wife in E and F (wife in F), our row mate joins us in D and he is a large person. Easily 40% into my seat. "Luckily for me, I'm not a huge person but the arm rest couldn't go down and I had to have my right leg in my wife's seat in order to fit and he and I were body to body the whole flight.
" In an attempt to resolve the issue before take-off, he excused himself as if heading to the lavatory but instead sought out a flight attendant for a discreet conversation. He continued: "I tell him that I am only asking for the entire seat that I paid for and nothing more. He makes a couple of calls, comes back and aggressively tells me there's nothing he can do because the flight is 100% full (yeah .