A boy who allegedly suffered a scald burn on his leg when a hot chocolate drink he ordered on an Aer Lingus flight spilled onto his lap has settled his High Court action for €70,000. The boy, of Wellview Park, Blanchardstown, Dublin had, through his father Leopold Yonkeu, sued Aer Lingus over the accident on the Nice-Dublin flight on August 8th, 2016. It was claimed, when the aircraft was in the air 40 minutes after taking off from Nice, the boy who was in the window seat beside his father, ordered a hot chocolate. It was claimed the cabin crew member gave the boy the drink with a lid attached to the top of the cup as well as portions of milk. Aer Lingus had denied the claims and the settlement was without admission of liability.

Source: The Irish Times February 07, 2019 18:45 UTC