A four-year-old girl suffered devastating injuries after a plane airbag exploded in her face on a flight to London.

Little Daisy James went to fasten her seatbelt on the plane to Heathrow Airport after getting onboard at an airport near Washington DC, America.

But moments later, an airbag secured within the belt mistakenly deployed, leaving her with shocking burns to her face, chest and thigh.


The youngster, who was travelling with her grandmother, was also left unable to speak after her face swelled up to 'three times its normal size'.

Now, Daisy, from Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, has received an undisclosed five-figure settlement from Virgin Airlines following the terrifying incident. 


"Psychologically, she's really struggling. When she talks about life, this incident is the first thing she talks about.
"Before, Daisy didn't know what an accident was. Since, she says, 'Well if it happened then, it could happen again.'

"Not a day goes by that she doesn't mention it."
Days after the accident, Mrs James was advised to seek legal help.
Her family began working with Irwin Mitchell Solicitors, who investigated what had happened on the plane.

Mrs James said: "We got legal help because we thought it was important to find out what had happened and we didn't want this to happen to any other families.
"I hope airlines and the manufacturer can prevent this from happening again."