A woman who travelled on board a budget airline is now suing after allegedly being asked to move seats by two male passengers.
Melanie Wolfson, 38, who was born in Britain but now lives in Tel Aviv, is seeking $A27,000 in compensation and is also demanding that cabin crew employed by the airline must not ask women to swap seats because of their gender.
According to the publication, the man in the middle seat climbed over the seat to the row behind her to avoid physical contact with Ms Wolfson, before finding a male passenger who would be willing to swap seats with her. Melanie Wolfson is suing easyJet over allegedly being asked to move seats for being a woman. Picture: Justin Tallis/AFPMs Wolfson said while she felt “insulted and humiliated” she complied in order to not delay the flight. But then, on another flight along the same route several months later, a similar request was made and she refused to move. In that instance, the two men next to her swapped seats with two other women on board the flight.
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