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Would you eat a packet of nuts on a plane?

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Purpleturtle45 · 28/09/2025 22:11

I thought it was widely understood that you don't eat nuts on a plane. The woman next to me just cracked a packet open!

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Zanatdy · 29/09/2025 05:48

No, as i’m not a selfish idiot. Plenty of other snacks you could choose, even if not told on the tannoy.

Olivene · 29/09/2025 05:46

HoskinsChoice · 28/09/2025 23:00

That's a really unfair comment. It had never crossed my mind that I shouldn't eat nuts in public places. I don't recall reading or hearing that I should. It's not about not caring, its about people (including me!) not being aware that I shouldn't. I've been on 'nut-free' flights but it's always been made clear that there was someone on board that has an allergy. If they don't make that announcement on every flight then it is bound to lead the public to thinking its ok to eat them unless told otherwise. As we don't have a national ban on nuts on planes, surely it's up to the individual to alert the flight about their allergy if it is so severe that someone sitting a few feet away with them impacts on them.

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Yeah I agree tbh and I bet that poster doesn't avoid eating many other things in public to which people have serious allergies, so it's only if your allergy is one of the most well known that it merits this level of sanctimony apparently.

Olivene · 29/09/2025 05:43

Purpleturtle45 · 28/09/2025 22:15

Surprising!

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It's super common. Qatar do it on every business flight. If anyone asked me not to or flagged an allergy of course I would not.

Lifesd · 29/09/2025 05:31

I flew Malaysia air last week and they were giving out nuts. I would eat nuts on a plane but if an announcement was made I wouldn’t.

B1anche · 29/09/2025 05:29

Purpleturtle45 · 28/09/2025 22:54

Interesting points of view, I'm shocked at how many airlines serve nuts when there are no many alternatives.

My son doesn't have an allergy but one if my nieces does so I am quite vigilant so it's on my radar (pardon the pun 🤣).

I guess all you can control is what you do and I personally wouldn't see any reason why I would need to eat nuts on a plane so I wouldn't bother.

Nuts are very healthy and filling, and a good source of protein. I eat them all the time. Crisps and crackers are not an alternative.

It wouldn't cross my mind to not eat them in public unless specifically asked. I would assume that anyone with a fatal allergy would either not be boarding a plane, or would put out some kind of request.

daisychain01 · 29/09/2025 05:11

if someone is that allergic to nuts, why are they on a flight where they could die. No holiday would be worth the risk surely,

Hernameisdeborah · 29/09/2025 04:37

BusWankers · 28/09/2025 22:24

They wouldn't be banned, just a polite request to not eat them.

I've eaten peanut butter sandwiches in a "nut free" flight before. 🤷‍♀️

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Wow. Why would you do that?

TakeMeDancing · 29/09/2025 04:24

Lufthansa sells cashews onboard.

CurlewKate · 29/09/2025 03:53

PhilosophicalCheeseSandwich · 28/09/2025 22:14

Yes. I've been served a bowl of warm nuts on flights.

People who fly first class don’t get allergies. True fact.

LBFseBrom · 29/09/2025 03:27

I never heard that before. It wouldn't apply to me because I don't like nuts but I see no reason why others shouldn't have them.

MsAmerica · 29/09/2025 03:25

Sure. More than one if it were offered. Why wouldn't I? I hope you're not thinking that no one should partake on the off chance that someone, somewhere might be allergic? By that standard, I would like to ban people who owned cats, to which I'm very allergic, because people might be carrying cat dander on their clothing.

Horsie · 29/09/2025 03:17

It would never occur to me not to eat the nuts if they were offered as a snack. If there was someone on board with an allergy, we'd have been asked not to eat nuts. In that case, obviously I'd comply. (In that case, they wouldn't be handed out and I wouldn't eat any of my own.)

If there's no announcement otherwise, I can't see why you wouldn't eat them.

RubySquid · 29/09/2025 03:08

Purpleturtle45 · 28/09/2025 22:14

In recent years?

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I was served them 6 days ago. Recent enough for you?

WishinAndHopin · 29/09/2025 02:53

Only if you're asked not to eat nuts due to other passenger's allergies.

I would absolutely abide by that, it's an extremely minor request and a reasonable adjustment to allow people with severe allergies an equal ability to travel.

Ponderingwindow · 29/09/2025 02:01

People do all sorts of things that are actively and immediately dangerous to their fellow passengers. Nuts are just the only thing that gets attention.

traveling is tricky for me. I’m almost guaranteed to be allergic to any food on the plane. Nuts are a great way to bring protein on a long flight without violating liquids rules and without worrying about spoilage. Yet I certainly don’t want to create risk for other people so I don’t bring them anymore. It leaves me with few options.

frustrating when I know I am not given the same consideration in return.

TheFunDog · 29/09/2025 01:57

BusWankers · 28/09/2025 22:14

Yes. Have done and will continue to do so..

Is that because you don't care about others... Or would you refrain if you knew there was a person with a nut allergy on the plane??

pontivex · 29/09/2025 01:51

Howwilliknow122 · 28/09/2025 23:36

How are u posting from the plane ?

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Because not all airlines are Ryanair. All
long haul planes have wifi

pontivex · 29/09/2025 01:45

Yes. Both BA and Emirates serve warm nuts in First and Business before the plane has even taken off.
I bought a snack box in the airport onto a flight from SFO two months ago which has cheese and crackers, salami, nuts and dried fruit in it. Didn’t cross my mind not to.

BubblyBath178 · 29/09/2025 01:42

I would eat them unless there was an announcement telling me not to. How am I supposed to know what everyone is allergic to?

Sugarnspicenallthingsnaice · 29/09/2025 01:40

R0ckandHardPlace · 29/09/2025 00:22

People don’t dip their fingers in tea and spread it all over the plane.

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Heating milk releases airborne proteins.

HoppingPavlova · 29/09/2025 01:28

Given they serve them on planes, as I’ve still been given nuts recently, yes, I would. Sometimes they give those packets of rice/seaweed crackers instead which I’ve always presumed was because someone with a nut allergy was onboard?

Midnightlove · 29/09/2025 01:26

Of course.. i did yesterday. Bought in the airport strangely enough. My flight before that we were asked not to because someone had an allergy.. fair enough

mathanxiety · 29/09/2025 01:26

It's impossible to police nuts on planes (or any other transport, or public places). People carry all sorts of snacks on board, including bars of various kinds that might contain nuts, or other products manufactured in facilities where peanuts or tree nuts are processed. Nuts don't always come in easily identifiable packets. A lot of people buy products containing nuts without ever realizing it.

InterIgnis · 29/09/2025 01:17

Nuts are the only things I snack on, if I’m inclined to snack. BA did indeed serve them the last few times I flew with them, with the most recent being this year. I did indeed have some then, and most likely will in future.

Duckduckagogo · 29/09/2025 01:08

Yep, absolutely. If requested not to, I wouldn't.

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