The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Thursday 19 December (Case C-532/18) that an airline is liable for damage caused by a spilled hot cup of coffee, regardless of the flight conditions or risks involved.
The Court of Justice has replied to the claim for damages made by a young girl against the Austrian company Niki Luftfahrt GmbH (now insolvent). In 2015, the 6-year-old suffered second-degree burns when, during a flight from Palma de Mallorca (Spain) to Vienna (Austria), the...