Passengers who were seated next to a German man with rather bad hygiene were forced to complain in order to have him kicked off the flight because he was 'too smelly.'

Before stepping on board the plane, Werner Brechtfeld, 46, spent the day sightseeing in Honolulu, Hawaii, in the hot sun and apparently had not showered before taking his flight back home.

According to Ananova.com, a spokesman at the Duesseldorf, Germany court where Brechtfeld is suing for damages, says: "He was asked to change t-shirts but his bags had already been checked in.

"So the air hostesses said he would have to get off the flight as he was disturbing other passengers. He had to wait four hours for the next flight and missed his connection to Germany."

Brechtfeld is asking for £1,500 ($2, 777) in compensation for the flight his missed going back home.