An Israeli couple is suing United Airlines after their six-year-old daughter was burned by a hot meal that fell off a malfunctioning tray table. The incident occurred on a flight from Tel Aviv (TLV) to Newark (EWR) in July 2022.
The Incident
Michal and her husband, Ben Fefferman, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court of Northern Illinois. Their daughter, who was 6 years old at the time and goes by O.F., got burned by a hot meal served by the airline. The filed lawsuit said that O.F.’s tray table was tilted downward, causing her meal tray to fall into her lap after the flight attendant put it down in front of her.
The lawsuit states:
“Although the meal tray should have provided a level surface so that food and/or drinks like the meal tray at issue could be placed on them safely, this particular tray table was defective, slanting downward toward the seat where O.F. sat,”
