Virginia family says they were swarmed and bitten by bedbugs on flight, sue Delta and KLM airlines

Delta Air Lines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines have been named as defendants in a lawsuit from a Virginia family who allege they were "bitten and injured by bed bugs that had infested the cabin" of a flight they took earlier this year

Delta Air Lines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines have been named as defendants in a lawsuit from a Virginia family who allege they were "bitten and injured by bed bugs that had infested the cabin" of a flight they took earlier this year.

In the complaint, filed Thursday, the Albuquerque family of Roanoke, Virginia, say the bites caused "raised and itchy welts, lesions, and rashes across their torsos and extremities." The legal filing includes close-up photos of those alleged injuries.

The bites "ruined their family vacation and has caused humiliation, embarrassment, anxiety, discomfort, inconvenience, medical expenses, and loss of clothing and personal items," the lawsuit says.

One of the Albuquerque children with suspected bedbug bites visible on his neck and chest.Courtesy United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia Roanoke DivisionDelta and KLM did not immediately respond to NBC News requests for comment Wednesday.

In a statement to People magazine, Delta said: "As this pending litigation eventually states, the allegations at issue relate to flights not operated by Delta Air Lines. Delta will review the complaint and respond accordingly in due course."