An Italian lawyer documented his suffering of being squashed by an obese passenger on a flight from Cape Town - with a selfie. Now Giorgio Destro is suing Emirates airlines for the ordeal. The case was set to start in an Italian court yesterday but this could not be confirmed by authorities.An airline spokesman would only say: "Emirates is unable to comment on this particular case as it is an ongoing legal matter."However, Destro's story made news the world over following an Italian media report.According to The Daily Telegraph, when he asked to change seats he was told that the plane was fully booked.The UK's Mail Online reported that the obese passenger was a South African man.Destro told an Italian publication that he was forced to stand in the aisle and occupied cabin crew seats when they were free. But he was then forced to take his seat and "suffer".Destro is reportedly claiming more than R80,000, which includes a refund of his ticket and damages.And the selfie could be used as evidence.Several years ago the New Zealand Herald carried horror travel stories from readers.One involved a "large woman from South Africa" who sat next to a reader's wife. "The lady was unable to lower her table to eat from, so she had to support her tray with one hand after getting either my wife or airline staff to cut up her food," a man wrote.Mango airlines spokesman Hein Kaiser said in the event of "on-board discomfort" cabin crew will always try to assist wherever possible."Mango will never discriminate against any individual wishing to travel. However, our terms and conditions of carriage do note that should an individual feel more comfortable with more space on board, it is recommended that an additional seat be purchased," said Kaiser."In addition, we do anticipate that travellers are reasonably self-aware and as such make provision for both their comfort as well as the comfort of fellow travellers."This month The Daily Telegraph reported that two businessmen objected when they were weighed and assigned seats by Hawaiian Airlines to "keep the aircraft's load evenly distributed"...