NEW YORK, May 13 (UPI) -- A New York man said he is suing JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ:JBLU) for $2 million because a pilot made him spend three hours in a bathroom so a stewardess could have his seat.

Gokhan Mutlu filed the suit Monday seeking damages for "emotional and psychological trauma" he allegedly suffered when JetBlue employees asked him to sit in the lavatory of a plane, the New York Post reported Tuesday.

Mutlu was flying standby when a flight attendant said the plane was filled to capacity, but she would give up her seat and occupy the "jump seat" instead so he could board.

About 90 minutes into the Feb. 23, flight, the pilot asked Mutlu to move into the bathroom so the flight attendant could have her seat back, the suit says.

"I guess the flight was overbooked, and I didn't want to make a big deal in front of the other passengers, so I just had a seat," Mutlu told The Post.