Beverage Cart Bruiser: Florida Woman Sues Delta Airlines
If you’re on a long airline flight, you just want to mind your business, maybe doze off or scroll through your phone. What you don’t want is to get slammed repeatedly by a beverage cart like it’s got some kind of personal vendetta against you. Well, according to the New York Post, that’s exactly what happened to poor Gail Hamilton, a passenger on a Delta Airlines flight. She was flying from Paris to New York, and she didn’t appreciate the extra perk of a mid-flight cart collision. She claims that a Delta employee went rogue with a beverage cart, hitting her not only once, but multiple times!
Gail says she was sitting in an aisle seat, which, as we all know, is prime real estate for a little extra legroom. But apparently, this seat is also in the “beverage cart danger zone.” This cart, which was loaded up with drinks, allegedly slammed into her right shoulder, leaving her “seriously” injured. Now, she’s taking Delta to court, accusing them of negligence. She’s basically saying that the airline workers need to get some serious training if they want to keep pushing a cart around midflight. Who do they think they are turning a beverage cart into a weapon? The audacity!
Beverage Cart Compensation:
In her lawsuit, Gail doesn’t specify how much she’s asking for, but you can bet it’s more than just an apology and a free bag of airline peanuts. She wants Delta to pay up for not only the physical pain from her boo boo, but also for failing to keep her safe in the first place. I get it, Gail needed a “safe space” and that isle seat just wasn’t it. As for the airline, they’re keeping quiet. Smart move. They shouldn’t put Gail through any more anguish than they already have.
So, next time you’re in an aisle seat, and you see that beverage cart coming your way, maybe keep an eye out. You never know if it’s going to bring you a Diet Coke or a total smack down from the neck down.
