David Gandy left raging as airline forces his two year old daughter to sit next to a stranger
BRITISH Model David Gandy has hit out at British Airways following an incident which resulted in his daughter being seated next to a stranger.
The father-of-two was left raging after he was separated from his two-year-daughter on a overbooked flight.
David, 44, was travelling back from Morroco when British Airways (BA) oversold a flight resulting in the family losing their allocated seats.
The model was then left stunned when he discovered the airline had not taken steps to seat his tot Tabitha Isabella alongside him or another family member.
Instead, BA assigned her a seat next to a random passenger for the four hour flight leaving dad David dumfounded.
Since the ordeal David has taken to X formerly known Twitter to clap back at airline, he penned: “ so @British_Airways you have oversold the flight.
“Seats allocated to us have disappeared and you think its ok for my 2 year old to be sat on her own next to a stranger? What if theres an emergency?
“BA: well nothing we can do so yes its ok.
“COME on BA you can do better than this”
A spokesperson for BA told The Sun: “We’re very sorry this happened and are investigating so we can understand how it occurred.
“We’ll also be reaching out to our customer to put it right.”
David who is Britain’s highest-paid male model has been with his partner Stephanie Mendoros for four years and the couple share two daughters together.
As well as Tabitha who was born in 2021 the pair share daughter Matilda who was born in 2018.
The family of four had been enjoying a luxury holiday in Marrakech staying at the £1000-a-night Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
The 5-star hotel is the number one resort in Morroco and is oasis of serenity and intimate luxury, boasting acres of olive groves and gardens, as well as breathtaking mountain views.
The model took to Instagram to share a photo dump of his time at the resort which included pics of stunning pools and serene gardens.
David captioned the post: “From the totally private pools, to the oasis of serenity of 20 hectares of olive groves and gardens, mountain views to the small farm for the children and just 10 minutes away from the famous Medina.
“I cant say enough about the @mo_marrakech resort and the incredible team that looked after my family and i.”