mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Seems even more of a no-brainer to a. ASK how sensitive the allergy is; b. not hand out almond biccies after imposing the ban.
Easyjet and nut allergies
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jefmcg
Guru
and it takes more than a couple of molecules of tree nut to trigger an allergy.
(googling won't tell me which amino acids trigger the allergies. do you know?)
jefmcg
Guru
Unless airbourne nuts don't cause an allergic reaction at all. The DM story reads so differently if that's true. Kid gets sick on plane, passengers all blame black man sitting 4 rows away. Then the whole thing is getting into witch trial territory.
I'd be very interested in knowing when they told the other passengers they couldn't eat nuts. Did they wait until they had no alternative source of food but the trolley, or did they mention it on check in?
Captain Scarlet
Veteran
- Location
- Carlisle, Cumbria
I'm sure there has been a case of a person dying before they landed the plane due to a reaction to nuts after the passengers had been warned before hand not to bring nuts of any kind on board. One passenger ignored it, thinking being sat at the back of plane all would be well.
No hardship to obey such warning for a flight is it. Not a subject to joke about in my opinion airline safety.
No hardship to obey such warning for a flight is it. Not a subject to joke about in my opinion airline safety.
Beebo
Firm and Fruity
- Location
- Hexleybeef
We havevhad similiar on a flight. No big deal.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
It used to piss me off when I couldn't nibble at a bag of nuts with my G&T when going on holiday (a First World Problem if ever there was one), but my daughter's boyfriend has a severe nut allergy and my views have changed completely. It's a real problem if he even touches a tiny speck of a nut.....he has to self-inject within a few seconds......and the adrenaline means he can't sleep for hours afterwards. You would never imagine it to look at him. He's a strapping great rower nearly at professional level. He told us the other day that, at his primary school, he had to eat his meals on a special table by himself because the school couldn't guarantee that elsewhere would be OK.
I have a lot more sympathy having seen what a severe allergy actually involves.
I have a lot more sympathy having seen what a severe allergy actually involves.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Yes, suddenly not being able to breathe can be a little inconvenient.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Surely if you are going to have a nut ban then it would only be logical and fair to also ban the other common serious allergens such as: milk, peanuts, fish, shellfish, soy, celery, wheat, seeds, latex ...(etc.) ?
Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
Having nuts of any kind on a plane flight is generally a bad idea: you can never tell what they'll do next... 
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
I think they only ban nuts if a passenger states in advance that he/she has a severe allergy. I could be wrong.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
On a Luton-Marrakesh flight we were on a year ago, a nut drank two-thirds of a bottle of duty-free brandy and had to be sat on by five burly passengers while the pilot diverted to Lisbon. He looked a bit less cocky after five Portuguese riot police had "restrained" him.Having nuts of any kind on a plane flight is generally a bad idea: you can never tell what they'll do next...
growingvegetables
Guru
- Location
- Leeds
The Daily Mail has ........ a dubious record on the issue?
When it's a Zimbabwean (black, African, Daily Mail drool) with nuts - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...gnored-three-warnings-not-eat-nuts-board.html
But
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...aims-s-impossible-reaction-triggered-way.html
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/t...s-debate-risky-condition-REALLY-aircraft.html - article title "Should nut allergy sufferers be allowed to fly?"
When it's a Zimbabwean (black, African, Daily Mail drool) with nuts - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...gnored-three-warnings-not-eat-nuts-board.html
But
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/a...aims-s-impossible-reaction-triggered-way.html
- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/t...s-debate-risky-condition-REALLY-aircraft.html - article title "Should nut allergy sufferers be allowed to fly?"
Why is everyone so desperate to eat nuts on a flight if it's potentially hazardous to some? Seriously can't some people go a few hours without nuts if it means someone's health isn't out at risk. It's not a nanny state, that's just pathetic entitled nonsense.
I quite like nuts. Eat them at home and in the pub. Someone says for 6 hours I can't eat them in case someone suffers whilst 5 miles up? I'd get over myself
I quite like nuts. Eat them at home and in the pub. Someone says for 6 hours I can't eat them in case someone suffers whilst 5 miles up? I'd get over myself
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Swear, sing loudly, shout random stuff, and expose themselves to cabin crew ...?Having nuts of any kind on a plane flight is generally a bad idea: you can never tell what they'll do next...
