Cathay crew member mistakenly gives boy, 3, wine on Hong Kong-London flight

A flight attendant with Cathay Pacific Airways mistakenly served a glass of white wine to a three-year-old boy seated in business class, his mother complained, as she claimed the Hong Kong flag carrier had not properly explained how the oversight happened.

The boy’s mother, surnamed Wong, contacted the Post after she shared the incident on the mainland Chinese social media platform, RedNote, last week.

She expressed concern over whether the alcohol sip her son took would result in a long-term health effect and demanded a proper explanation from the company on how it would stop similar incidents from happening again.

But the incident happened about two weeks ago and the parents, both aged 35, have not sought a medical check-up for the child. They said the boy had not shown any symptoms of discomfort so far.

The carrier offered to refund the child’s ticket with three upgrade vouchers to first class and cover the costs of any incident-related medical check-ups.

“We understand that alcohol consumption in young children can have delayed neurological, developmental and physiological impacts that may not manifest immediately. We are in the process of arranging comprehensive medical assessments with paediatric specialists,” the mother said.