US woman sues EgyptAir for $5m after scalding beverage falls on her

A New York woman has sued EgyptAir for $5m in damages, claiming that a "scalding beverage" was splashed on her as she boarded the flight from John F. Kennedy Airport to Cairo, according to a report in NY Post. The woman has been identified as 35-year-old Esraa Hezain who said she suffered "second-degree burns" from the hot liquid. As per the Brooklyn federal court documents, the incident took place in February earlier this year as the beverage, kept in a "lidless cup" of tea flew off a "defective" seat tray and splashed over her. After the beverage was served, the flight encountered "significant turbulence" that led to the incident. The suit alleged that the flight crew "failed to suspend service prior to the turbulence or issue a warning of the impending turbulence". Hezain's attorney, Abram Bohrer informed the outlet that his client had suffered second-degree burns to her lower abdomen, her right inner thigh and buttocks. "For the price of a lid this didn't have to happen," he said. EgyptAir had not commented on the incident as of the last update.<br/>