{UAH} Brit who paid £1,200 for BA flight to South Africa given a seat covered in another passengers’ WEE

TAKING THE P*** 

Brit who paid £1,200 for BA flight to South Africa given a seat covered in another passengers' WEE… and was then given wet wipes to clean it himself

Andrew Wilkinson had no choice but to put a plastic bag and blanket over the wet seat

By Aletha Adu

20th August 2017, 1:28 pm

 

Updated: 20th August 2017, 1:30 pm

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A BUSINESSMAN who paid more than £1,200 to fly to South Africa with British Airways – was given a "damp seat" full of urine to sit on.

Andrew Wilkinson, 39, claimed a BA stewardess gave him wet wipes to mop up the mess when he protested.

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Andrew Wilkinson, 39, claims he was given a damp seat in BA's economy class

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The IT consultant said the stewardess agreed the seat was full of urine – so she gave him wipes to mop up the mess

The IT consultant from South West London said he boarded the flight from Heathrow to visit his parents in Cape Town.

After finding his seat finding his seat in economy, he noticed it was damp.

Mr Wilkinson, from South-West London, told the Mail on Sunday the stewardess agreed the dampness was urine.

But she went to the toilet and returned with "wipes" expecting him to clean up the mess.

He said: "'I told her, "I can't sit here" but she just laughed. Her response was, "I can see you are going to work me really hard on this flight, aren't you?"'

Mr Wilkinson, who paid £1,242 for his round trip, said he was forced to put a plastic bag over the seat and cover it with a blanket.

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A spokesman for trade union Unite said BA has faced brutal cuts which leave staff working on the Cape Town route underpaid

Mr Wilkinson expressed his rage on Twitter, in a range of which BA noticed.

Shortly after, the airline offered him 5,000 of their Avios reward points in compensation.

It then upped its apologies – giving him a flight voucher worth £435, or a free upgrade on his next flight to Cape Town.

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