India, March 30 -- A woman has filed a lawsuit against American Airlines, claiming the flight crew failed to act after a male passenger masturbated next to her for an hour during an international flight, reported the New York Post.

Neel Elsherif, CEO of three companies, including luxury vegan leather brand Mela, was travelling from New York to Milan on May 27 when she noticed the man seated beside her behaving inappropriately. According to the lawsuit filed in Brooklyn Federal Court, the unidentified man, referred to as "John Doe," consumed multiple glasses of champagne before he began touching himself over his pants.

Elsherif, who had paid $3,000 (approximately Rs.2.5 lakh) for her premium economy seat, felt trapped and panicked as the...