Family Sues Over Man Who Died Of Heart Attack In Aircraft Toilet

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Speaking of  European Toilets ...

Lufthansa is being sued by a Canadian family who claim a relative who died
after having a heart attack in a plane toilet was not discovered for four
hours.

The family of Anil Charnalia, of Ontario, is suing the airline because they
claim he might have survived if someone had checked on him.

Lufthansa disputes the amount of time Mr Charnalia was in the toilet on the
flight to India.

Mr Charnalia's family said in a statement: "He died, sitting alone in an
aircraft washroom, without any attention paid by the flight staff to the
passenger's well-being and safety."

Bert Raphael, the family's lawyer, told the Globe and Mail newspaper: "Even
if he was in pain or some sort of distress, he might well have been saved if
they had gone in there before."

Lufthansa's lawyer Mr Carlos Martins said the airline would not make any
further comment on the case because it is before the courts.

Mr Charnalia, an accountant who was 49, was found dead after the crew broke
down the toilet door on landing at New Delhi in October 1999. A doctor on
board tried to resuscitate him.

According to an affidavit from a man sitting beside Mr Charnalia on the
flight, two meals were served during his absence. The man said that a line of
people waiting to use the bathroom cubicle was forced to use another
bathroom.

The lawsuit demands several hundred thousands of dollars in damages.

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