A 230kg (35-stone) Frenchman deemed too heavy to fly by British Airways has arrived in New York to head home by ship, AFP reports.
Kevin Chenais, 22, will sail for the UK from New York on the Queen Mary 2.
Chenais has a hormone imbalance and came to the US from France in 2012 for obesity treatment at the Mayo Clinic in Chicago.
He had planned to fly home in late October, but British Airways refused to let him board the plane on the grounds he was too fat.
He has mobility problems and gets around in an electric-powered wheelchair.
The man’s family spent almost two weeks at a hotel near Chicago airport as they tried to resolve the situation.
On Monday, the family took a train from Chicago to New York, from where they will sail for England on November 19.
The man’s father, Rene, criticised British Airways for paying for just five nights in a hotel, where in the end they spent 13 days.
An airline spokesman said the carrier tried to find a solution but in the end it was not possible to tend to Mr Chenais safely.
He needs oxygen constantly and medical oversight.
Rene Chenais said he was considering legal action against British Airways.
