Ryanair claims airline staff not responsible for grandchild's scalding with spilt drink, grandmother is

The county registrar heard that the boy had suffered second-degree burns and had specifically alleged it had been his granny’s hot drink that had spilled over him

Ryanair's solicitor stated in written evidence it had been alleged the airline’s employees had caused Ms Domzalska, referred to as the boy’s guardian on the flight and seated next to him, to spill the hot beverage over him. They claimed his injuries had been due to acts or errors on the grandmother's part. File picture

Ryanair, who face a €60,000 damages claim on behalf of a child who was scalded on a flight from Shannon to Wroclaw in Poland, have alleged his granny was responsible for spilling a hot drink on him.

County registrar Patricia Hickey was asked on Monday to join Kacper Jacacki’s grandmother, Wanda Domzalska, formerly of Railway Meadow, Townspark, Longford, as a third party to her grandson’s personal injuries claim.