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Article: 'The very least the airline could do is cover my costs' ; Apensioner who was hospitalised after food poisoning in the middle of a long-haul flight has hit out at the airline for the way he was treated.
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- Western Daily Press (Bristol UK)
- Article date:
- May 19, 2008
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Apensioner who was hospitalised after food poisoning in the
middle of a long-haul flight has hit out at the airline for the way
he was treated.
Retried agricultural consultant Charles Borman said he was
disgusted at the way Singapore Airlines handled the nightmare
situation when he fell violently ill.
And he was angry that after a month-long investigation, the
airline offered him a "pittance" in compensation, saying there was
no proof they were definitely to blame for his illness.
Mr Borman, 65, was returning to England from Bali with his wife,
Putu Kardi, on an early morning flight when he became violently ill
after eating the in-flight breakfast of fried rice and baked egg
with grilled ...