Major airline apologises after serving WINE on a flight to boy, 3, in business class

AN airline has apologised for serving wine on a flight to a boy of three.

Cabin crew on the flight to from Hong Kong dished out dinner in .

A major airline has apologised for serving wine on a flight to a boy of threeThe family were flying with Cathay Pacific

But the three-year-old took a sip of water and complained it was sour.

His mother, referred to only as Mrs Wong, 35, tasted it and realised it was sparkling white .

The angry mum said: “The flight attendant started to serve dinner to passengers, and our child just had chicken and water.

“We saw a glass of a water-like drink served to him, and then my husband went to his seat and cut the chicken for him.

“After a while, my son asked for water again, and then we asked what the problem was, he said he took a sip and the water was too sour.

“We immediately took a sip and found it was white wine instead of water.”;

On Chinese social media, she said: “The attendant did not take his life or death seriously.”;

Staff on the flight sought medical advice but Mrs Wong said she could not after “almost losing her child’s life”;.

The NHS says alcohol can shut down brain functions in children, resulting in comas.

Cathay Pacific apologised, saying immediate training was being held.

A spokesman for the attendants union said an was ongoing.