Widower of 'morbidly obese' sick woman settles lawsuit with airlines

[WASHINGTON] The widower of a sick woman booted off several flights allegedly because she was too fat has settled his lawsuit with airlines Lufthansa, Delta and KLM.

Janos Soltesz, whose wife Vilma, 56, weighed more than 185 kg, died in October 2012 in Hungary after she had been unable to return to New York to see her regular doctors.

The husband had been seeking millions in damages from the three airlines, accusing them of "recklessness, carelessness, negligence" for refusing to transport his wife, allegedly because of her weight and disability, US court documents showed.