Beverage Cart Bruiser: Florida Woman Sues Delta Airlines

If you’re on a long airline flight, you just want to mind your business, maybe doze off or scroll through your phone. What you don't want is to get slammed repeatedly by a beverage cart like it’s got some kind of personal vendetta against you. Well, according to the New York Post, that's exactly what happened to poor Gail Hamilton, a passenger on a Delta Airlines flight. She was flying from Paris to New York, and she didn't appreciate the extra perk of a mid-flight cart collision. She claims that a Delta employee went rogue with a beverage cart, hitting her not only once, but multiple times!

Gail says she was sitting in an aisle seat, which, as we all know, is prime real estate for a little extra legroom. But apparently, this seat is also in the "beverage cart danger zone." This cart, which was loaded up with drinks, allegedly slammed into her right shoulder, leaving her “seriously” injured. Now, she’s taking Delta to court, accusing them of negligence. She’s basically saying that the airline workers need to get some serious training if they want to keep pushing a cart around midflight. Who do they think they are turning a beverage cart into a weapon? The audacity!

In her lawsuit, Gail doesn’t specify how much she’s asking for, but you can bet it’s more than just an apology and a free bag of airline peanuts. She wants Delta to pay up for not only the physical pain from her boo boo, but also for failing to keep her safe in the first place. I get it, Gail needed a "safe space" and that isle seat just wasn't it. As for the airline, they’re keeping quiet. Smart move. They shouldn't put Gail through any more anguish than they already have.

So, next time you’re in an aisle seat, and you see that beverage cart coming your way, maybe keep an eye out. You never know if it’s going to bring you a Diet Coke or a total smack down from the neck down.

Vacations and travel are supposed to be fun right?  What could be worse then getting to your destination to find that your luggage has been lost? No one wants to wear their plane clothes any longer than they have to.

Unfortunately, it's happening all too often across the United States and apparently, especially here in Florida.

I've been a victim of lost luggage in the past and it just plain sucks.  That's all there is to it.  We spend so much time packing and planning, to make sure we've got everything we need for a trip.  Then to find out you've got nothing, and don't know when or if your stuff will ever reach you.  UGH!  Super frustrating.

With summer in full motion, the crew over at Forbes, put together a list of the worst airports in the country for lost luggage.

In order to complete the list Forbes Advisor compared the nation’s 100 busiest airports using TSA data across four metrics.

The worst airport for lost luggage isn't in Florida.  Phew! Taking the number one spot is John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.  Also among the top 10 worst were Los Angeles, Norfolk, Boston, Harry Reid in Vegas, Newark, Daniel K. Inouye in Honolulu and Dulles in Washington DC.  You can read the full study completed by Forbes here.

So, how did the 5 Florida airports rank in the top 25 worst for lost luggage?  Let's take a look

Between 2013 and 2022, Miami International Airport had the second highest number of both property loss claims and property damage claims

https://www.miami-airport.com/

Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport had the ninth highest number of property loss claims over the past decade and tied for eleventh with LAX for property damage claims

https://www.fort-lauderdale-airport.com/

Only about 29% of property loss claims were fully reimbursed.

https://www.orlandoairports.net/

Just over 24% of property loss claims were fully reimbursed.

https://flyrsw.com/

Less than 20% of property loss claims were fully reimbursed.

https://www.tampaairport.com/