Suit claims cockroaches are also flyers

A Charlotte, N.C., couple is suing Air Tran Airlines over what they claim were cockroaches on their flight that were ignored by attendants.
 

Attorney Harry Marsh and his fiancee, Kaitlin Rush, allege “negligence and recklessness, intentional infliction of emotional distress, nuisance, fraud, false imprisonment and unfair and deceptive trade practices” in connection with their flight from Charlotte to Houston, according to WCNC-TV.
 

They say cockroaches were climbing out of air vents and overhead storage compartments shortly after takeoff. In the lawsuit, the couple claim other passengers also became aware of the roaches which also caused distress to them.
 

The lawsuit also claims flight attendants were too busy to look into the problem or didn't believe the problem existed. Marsh said he told a flight attendant about the cockroaches and she put her finger to her mouth, which Marsh said he interpreted as her telling him to be quiet.
 

The couple is suing for more than $100,000 plus the price of their tickets for emotional and mental distress caused by Air Tran's negligence and failure to provide a clean and pest-free environment, according to UPI.

By David Wilkening