Spilled beverages on a flight are typically an annoyance that you just wipe yourself off and forget about. However, if the beverage is scalding hot, it’s a life-altering event. A woman was on a Delta Air Lines flight from Paris to Seattle in December 2023 when a flight attendant spilled a scalding hot cup of coffee on her. The resulting burns were so severe that she was scarred permanently. The woman, a flight attendant for a different carrier, is now suing Delta for negligence.