Plane pain: NYC woman sues airline for $10M over hot coffee spilled on her lap
A Queens couple's European jaunt came to blistering end when a flight attendant allegedly dumped 'excessively' hot coffee in the woman's lap, according to a lawsuit.
Aymara and Giuseppe Corbo were on a connecting flight from Copenhagen to Oslo on April 3, 2024, heading to a cruise around the British Isles, when beverage service began around 10 a.m., they said in court papers.
That's when a Scandinavian Airlines flight attendant allegedly spilled the steaming hot cup of java while serving it to Aymara, 78, causing the bookkeeper to suffer 'severe burns, pain, suffering' and 'scarring and cosmetic deformity,' the couple said in the litigation.
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3 The couple had booked a more than two week cruise through the British Isles but spent most of it in their cabin after the hot coffee incident, they said.
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The Corbos, both retired, are seeking $10 million in damages for the injured wife, and another $1 million for her husband, 86, a former employee for the New York City Housing Authority.
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3 The injuries occurred on a connecting flight as the couple traveled from New York to Europe, they said in court papers.
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3 The incident left Amarya Corbo with severe pain and scarring, according to the lawsuit.
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The painful incident left the pair 'pretty much room bound' during the more than two week excursion, according to their lawyer, Jonathan Reiter.
Scandinavian Airlines did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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