A dad says he was left scarred after being bitten ‘more than a hundred times’ by bed bugs on a British Airways flight.

Paul Standerwick, of Wallington, was on his way to Boston, USA, with his wife Maribel and two sons for a family holiday when he was attacked by the parasites.

The family – including five-year-old Frankie and two-year-old Hector – had already been hit by a 24-hour delay, but when their plane finally took off Mr Standerwick’s nightmare journey got even worse.

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Mr Standerwick was covered in bites by the time he reached the hotel

Only after landing did the 36-year-old learn passengers had been moved from the seat he was sitting in after complaining about the bugs.

By the time the family reached their hotel he was covered in hundreds of bite marks.

Mr Standerwick said: “Me and my son moved seats to sit and watch the landing by the window.

“It wasn’t until after we landed, actually, that someone tapped me on the shoulder and said the people sitting in the seats we moved to were moved on after they complained about bed bugs.

“I thought nothing of it at the time. But about an hour later, at our hotel, these horrible, itchy bites started to appear.

“They got really infected. Lots of pus. They were everywhere. On my neck, my back, shoulders and legs.

“Where I was bitten lots of times in one place there was what looked like large bites the size of a 50 pence piece. If I had to guess I would say I was bitten well over a hundred times. I’m still scarred. It’s horrible.”

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The father-of-two said he is still scarred by the bites

The financial advisor was offered a £50 voucher as compensation from the airline following the July 19 flight, but decided to speak out this week because he is angry about not receiving a ‘proper apology’.

He said: “I’m not even a compensation person. I don’t like that attitude. All I want is a proper apology. I paid for a premium service, and what I got was the complete opposite.”

A British Airways spokeswoman said: “We have said sorry to our customers for their experience and appreciate it must have been upsetting.

“We work hard to provide the best possible experience for customers on our flights and we’re sorry that on this occasion we haven’t met our customer’s expectations.”