The passenger who had to stand during a seven-hour flight because of a morbidly obese man sitting next to him has today spoken about his ordeal.

Arthur Berkowitz, 57, said his 400lb neighbour on US Airways Flight 901 from Anchorage to Philadelphia made it impossible to get into his seat.

The obese man spilled over into Mr Berkowitz’s personal space and he could not move because the plane was full so he was forced to stand up.

Dangerous: Passenger Arthur Berkowitz had to stand for a seven-hour flight after a morbidly obese man next to him made it impossible for him to sit down

He said the obese man was very sorry. ‘The first thing he said to me was: “I want to apologise – I’m your worst nightmare”,’ he told MailOnline.

Passenger forced to stand on flight for seven hours because of 400-POUND man | Mail Online