Kathmandu. Qatar Airways is facing $5 million in damages after a baby girl fell seriously ill due to the negligence of its flight attendant.
A North Carolina mother has filed a $5 million lawsuit against Qatar Airways, alleging that a flight attendant ignored repeated warnings about her three-year-old daughter’s severe dairy food allergy and fed her baby KitKat chocolate, according to a report by Snacks TAG_CLOSE_a_12 Safety.com.TAG_OPEN_a_12 As a result, he has a life-threatening anaphylactic reaction.
Yuandy Bulku, the envoy of Tiana Airport in Albania, said on his LinkedIn profile on Saturday that a 3-year-old girl who was travelling with her mother on a flight from Washington’s Dulles Airport to Doha, Qatar, developed a severe allergic reaction after being given a chocolate snack. The girl’s mother repeatedly warned the flight attendant about dairy products for her daughter and her mother about dairy and peanut allergies, but the hostess was reluctant to give the baby chocolates. The incident took place last April 9 during a flight from Washington Dulles International Airport to Doha, Qatar, QR710.
The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia. According to reports, the incident took place when the girl’s mother, Nirukonda went to the toilet during the flight, when a flight attendant gave the girl a cheer to cheer her up.
Although the girl’s condition suddenly deteriorated, the mother’s actions and medication stabilized the condition of the girl inside the plane, but she had to be admitted to the hospital immediately after landing. He was treated in the intensive care unit for two days due to his critical condition.
Commenting on the incident, aviation safety expert Yuandi Bulku said that it is not just about chocolate or allergies served in lunch, but about the fragile trust that passengers place in the hands of crew members at an altitude of 35,000 feet. Flight safety isn’t just about engines, wings, or aircraft instability — it’s about listening carefully to safety precautions, following all procedures, and protecting the most vulnerable among us.
Bulku, who was once a flight attendant, says, “Having worked both on the ground and in the sky, I have seen how a moment of awareness, or a moment of light, can change everything. In aviation, every checklist is important, and so is the human element.
