Would you eat a packet of nuts on a plane?

Even if your mate who you were travelling with had a nut allergy?

Do you live somewhere that there are regulary animals on flights? In the UK and flights in and out the only animals in cabins are professionally trained assistance dogs

That's not true. Small dogs and cats can be carried in hand luggage. Special pet carriers obviously, not just in a bag. I was in a flight to Denmark a couple of months ago that had three dogs on board, all travelling independently of each other.

youre supposed to let the airline knowbeforehand of any allergies-they then make an annoucnment

you dont sit there and ask people if its ok they sometimes serve them anyway

You’ve eaten a sandwich with nuts in it when the staff have said someone on the plane has a severe nut allergy?

Your username is quite appropriate for you if you take out the bus.

I would eat nuts on a plane unless there was an announcement and would respect that.
I've only been on a plane where there been an announcement once and that was last year.

Saying that, I dont go out of my way to eat nuts but might have had them by default, maybe as an ingredient in something else

No, I don't eat nuts on planes, quite consciously.

I'm actually a big fan of nuts, they're my go-to snack, I eat them daily and it does cause me a pang to be without them on a flight, as they're filling and nicely full of protein.

But really, the potential risk to other is just too great and it's what, a few hours on a plane without them? I can eat them once I'm off the flight and every other day, and there are plenty of other snacks I can take with me, so why would I put someone at risk just because I fancy them? Or I'm being bloody minded? I think it's' pretty selfish to do that, tbh.

How are u posting from the plane ?

What if their is a baby on the plane and their parents are unaware of an allergy. Why risk it can't you go a few hours without eating nuts

No.

I mean I’m sure there’s plenty other things to eat on a plane journey

Unless there is an announcement yabu

This. Pretty much every airline, if you are in Business of First, serve some sort of nuts. I fly a lot, this is literally every time. So if the recycling of air creating nut reactions and allergies in other people was a big issue, surely they wouldn’t do this?
If I get on a plane in economy, I wouldn’t even think about nut allergies. If there was an announcement then of course, I wouldn’t eat them, I don’t even like them much.

Last time we had to use an EpiPen on my child two ambulances arrived within minutes and they were taken to hospital within half an hour or so. It would be tricky to get that level of response when flying over the ocean.
I didn't know getting announcements made was a thing though, but it seems like a good system to have to reduce the risk.

Unless there's an announcement made as to allergies.....

Do you live somewhere that there are regulary animals on flights? In the UK and flights in and out the only animals in cabins are professionally trained assistance dogs, so it's very rare to encounter them. If you're worried try to book seats at the back of the plane as they tend to put dogs towards the front if at all possible and I've never known one at the back.

When you arrive at the airport you can always ask the staff to check if there is an assistance dog on the flight (they have to be prearranged so they will know) and they can always change your seats given your allergy.

No I wouldn't. But then I don't eat on flights. It plays havoc with my digestion.

Yes I would eat them and airlines serve them.

I’m pretty sure the cabin crew always make an announcement if it’s not okay. I think the onus is on the person with the nut allergy to make sure that announcement is made.

I've never been on a flight that had animals on it, is that common? I've been on boats that did.

@Purpleturtle45 I think your niece having a nut allergy and it being one of the more documented ones has made you focus on that but the truth is as a lot of others have said there are many allergies nuts/dairy/soya/egg/sesame that unless specifically told by airline crew it is fine. DS friend was Kiwi so the whole school had to be kiwi fruit free.
the onus is on the one with the allergy to inform and then once informed you should avoid nuts - it can be hard though

My sister has a severe nut allergy. When we were kids going on family holidays there was an announcement made by the pilot asking everyone not to eat nuts due to a passengers allergy, before we took off. The recycled air could cause a bad reaction. I think my parents had informed a stewardess as we boarded. Does that not happen any more?

I have a family member with a life threatening nut allergy and she finds travelling on planes very anxiety inducing for this reason. I never bring nuts on a plane now ever. It’s a small sacrifice to make. I thought they had stopped serving nuts on all or certainly most planes. I did a long haul recently and we were given kind of like pretzel things instead.

No i can eat nuts any other time if I choose why on earth would I need to eat them on a plane its just a pointless risk for no reason.

Are they going out of their way though tomorrow are whey just eating something they enjoy? I think most people would comply when asked in certain situations like schools or planes, but nuts are so good for us, I’d hate to see them demonised.

What alternatives though? Pretzels? Coeliacs can't eat them, or other gluten intolerances. Crisps? Too many flavours, plus very fatty and must be hard to store and not end up just crumbs. Olives? I'd be fine with that but they're not generally that popular I don't think.

I eat nuts to help me avoid crisps. I try to avoid white flour. And I gave up chocolate over a year ago, so my "portable snack options" are limited. Nuts are filling and at least have a bit of nutritional value. I would most definitely not eat them if asked not to. But I'd be a bit pissed off if we weren't told until we got on the plane because I would have already bought any snacks I might want - usually some kind of cereal bar which often contain nuts.

But unless I didn't hear the announcement (possible) or didn't know something I was eating had bits in, I would not be eating them if asked not. But if we weren't asked not to, I would eat what I had with me.

In this day and age I think it's daft that nuts are served on planes, with recycled air thousands of feet up with no escape when they're a commonly known, life threatening allergy and there's so many other snacks available.
I mean, I bloody love nuts but could go without them for a few hours on a flight.
As someone who suffers from allergies there's so much selfishness and pure ignorance from some around the subject.
So no, I wouldn't eat nuts on a plane.

Every time I fly in business or first, usually with BA, they serve nuts with the pre dinner drink. So it's never occurred to me not to eat nuts on the occasions I fly economy. Although if course I wouldn't if asked not to.