Boy vomits on stranger's handbag during flight - mum ordered to pay eye-watering amount
When the little boy got sick at 35,000 feet, his mum had no idea she would be financially penalised for it.
For all the joy and happiness our young children bring us, they are also apt to emit bodily fluids at a moment's notice.
Vomit, poo, wee. If a kid needs to relieve themselves, then they will. Throw being in transit into the equation, and the odds of this happening double.
When on a flight with her young son, one mum found herself faced with this very scenario.
And if dealing with your child's vomit in the confines of a plane cabin is bad enough, factor in a stranger with a ritzy handbag and you're looking at a recipe for disaster - and a moral dilemma.
"Help - son was sick on someone's expensive bag on a flight."
"We were on a long haul flight and there was a lot of turbulence,"
"My son vomited everywhere halfway through flight. We cleared it all up. [An] hour later, the lady behind my seat says, 'hope your son is OK, but he was sick and it's on my handbag.'"
Naturally, both parents apologised to the lady. But it seems this wasn't quite enough.
"She says, 'no, it's on my handbag, it's very expensive and you need to get your insurance to pay for it to be repaired / cleaned.'"
The handbag in question was a Louis Vuitton worth an eye-watering £900.
The mum took photos of the bag, and added how the lady had in fact cleaned all the vomit off (which had pooled down to the floor). None remained on the bag. There was no visible damage.
