Air Canada passenger sues over spill

Have you ever had a flight so bad that it just ruined your whole vacation? An Air Canada passenger claims that a clumsy flight attendant spoiled her month-long vacation to Africa and Europe in 2006 when she spilled a hot beverage on the passenger’s lap.

Now, two years after the alleged incident, the passenger is suing the airline for $85,000. She thinks she’s entitled to the money because she required medical treatment for burns while on vacation, suffered mental distress, and “diminished enjoyment” of the vacation due to the burns on her inner thighs and “private areas.”

$85,000 sure sounds like a lot of money, but compare that to the multi-million dollar 1994 judgment in the now infamous McDonalds coffee case (wherein a woman spilled coffee on herself), and it doesn’t seem like much to ask — especially given that the plaintiff couldn’t enjoy full use of her “private areas” on vacation!

I guess we’ll soon see if the Canadian legal system is anywhere near as outrageous as it is in the US. Air Canada has not yet commented on the lawsuit.

Who else is causing trouble in the skies?