The airliner passenger who went on hunger strike announced her intention to sue the organization

Natalia Litvinova, a passenger of the SH Diana liner, who did not get to Antarctica on the Swan Hellenic tour and went on hunger strike, has announced her intention to sue the operator. "Izvestia" on December 1 published footage of the Russian woman's video message.

"Despite the fact that the company is ringing in all the media that they have reached agreements with everyone, I officially declare that there have been no attempts to contact me for all these days. <...> This all shows the attitude of the team to what is happening and Swan Hellenic," Litvinova said.

She said she was forced to withdraw from the protest hunger strike, which had already lasted for five days, because of her loved ones' concerns about her health.

According to Litvinova, Swan Hellenic does not care how the people it has robbed of their dreams and finances feel.

"Next we are going to seek justice in an international court. I believe that you can't give up and you have to go all the way. I can't afford to leave this situation simply as it is," the Russian woman announced.

The day before, another passenger on the airliner told Izvestia that Litvinova had been fasting for five days. According to her, the crew showed no interest and sympathy for Natalia's condition. At the same time, a medical officer visited the starving woman every day to measure her vitals.

British newspaper The Times reported on November 29 that the passengers of the liner SH Diana headed to Antarctica, including Russians, went on hunger strike due to engine failure. The captain of the ship cited propeller failure as the reason for the refusal to go to the designated point. One of the passengers said that the captain of the ship did not inform the Russian Embassy about the beginning of the Russian tourists' hunger strike in protest. She noted that citizens from Britain and China had also joined them.

Later, the development director of the British cruise company Swan Hellenic in Russia, Yulia Dmitrieva , told Izvestia that two of the hunger-striking passengers of the liner had managed to reach an agreement, while another passenger was still negotiating with her. For the disrupted trip, the organizer offered customers to choose between a 65% discount on the next cruise and a refund of 50% of the ticket price for the failed trip. At the same time, Natalya Litvinova, a starving Russian woman, wants to receive a voucher for a similar cruise from the company.