Thomas Cook A320 near Faro on Apr 12th 2017, hot tea spilled over girl
Last Update: April 15, 2017 / 20:15:05 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 12, 2017
Classification
Accident
Airline
Thomas Cook Airlines
Flight number
HQ-1647
Departure
Las Palmas, Spain
Destination
Brussels, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
OO-TCW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
The aircraft continued to Brussels after about 80 minutes on the ground and reached Brussels with a a total delay of 100 minutes.
The family reported on Apr 15th 2017 the girl is already at home and recovering fine without any permanent injuries after initially suffering a lot of pain. The family questioned the use of piping hot fluids on board of aircraft where the environment is unstable and the aircraft may do unexpected movements any time. The family announced however no legal action will be taken.
Belgian Media report that the hot tea was spilled by a flight attendant, witnesses on board of the aircraft reported however no flight attendant was involved in the accident but a family member of the girl.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Apr 12, 2017
Classification
Accident
Airline
Thomas Cook Airlines
Flight number
HQ-1647
Departure
Las Palmas, Spain
Destination
Brussels, Belgium
Aircraft Registration
OO-TCW
Aircraft Type
Airbus A320
ICAO Type Designator
A320
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