Family sues Qantas after boy, 2, loses his FINGER after a faulty in-flight entertainment device fell onto his hand on flight to Sydney

  • Cameron Dela Cruz, 2, lost part of his little finger during Manila to Sydney  flight
  • His mother, Natalie Dela Cruz, said in-flight entertainment unit fell on son's hand
  • Accident happened one-and-a-half hours into the flight but surgeon helped out
  • The family have hired Shine Lawyers in a bid  for $200,000 in compensation

By Stephen Johnson For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 03:48 EST, 19 February 2017 | Updated: 07:08 EST, 19 February 2017

A family is suing Qantas for $200,000 after a two-year-old boy lost part of his finger in a faulty in-flight entertainment system.

Cameron Dela Cruz's little finger was mutilated after a unit fell on his hand as he flew economy with his family from the Philipppines on January 14, The Sunday Telegraph reported.

His mother, Natalie Dela Cruz, said the whole episode about one-and-a-half hours into the flight from Manila to Sydney was 'very stressful, very traumatic'.

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A baby boy's little finger was mutilated after a Qantas in-flight entertainment system fell (stock image) 

A baby boy's little finger was mutilated after a Qantas in-flight entertainment system fell (stock image) 

'The entertainment unit kept falling down, and to entertain a two-year-old you have to try to keep that TV up,' she said.

'His hand was on the armrest, and when the unit fell down it cut his finger quite deeply.'

Ms Dela Cruz added the captain continued to Sydney instead of returning to Manila, which meant the boy had to make do with Panadol for another six hours on the flight about an Airbus A330.

'It felt like the longest, worst flight of my life and we've done a lot of flying,' she said.

The accident happened on board a Qantas Airbus A330 jet like this one 

The accident happened on board a Qantas Airbus A330 jet like this one 

An in-flight entertainment system on a Qantas flight. A system on an A330 collapsed on to Cameron Dela Cruz, 2, and deeply cut his little finger

An in-flight entertainment system on a Qantas flight. A system on an A330 collapsed on to Cameron Dela Cruz, 2, and deeply cut his little finger

The Sydney family have hired Shine Lawyers who argue they are entitled to $200,000 for negligence under the Montreal Convention. 

A Qantas spokesman said they were fortunate to have a surgeon on-board and the captain also briefed MedLink who advised that due to the stable condition of the child it would be better to continue to Sydney.

Qantas now has 28 days to formally respond to the claim. 

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