Lawyer claims poisonous spider bit him on aircraft

A British barrister has launched legal action against Qatar Airways after he says he was bitten by a poisonous spider on board one of the carrier’s aircraft. London-based Jonathon Hogg claims he was bitten on a Doha-Durban flight. He said he felt a sharp pain in his left leg before seeing a spider...
Alan Dron

Based in London, Alan is Europe & Middle East correspondent at Air Transport World.

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