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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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LaurieFairyCake · 28/09/2025 22:27

Only 1% of people have nut allergies, of course people should continue to eat a major food group in public unless asked not to in a confined environment 🙄

PhilosophicalCheeseSandwich · 28/09/2025 22:27

I can’t understand why people get so worked up about simply not eating a particular thing for a few hours.

Do they? I've never seen anyone respond badly (or at all) to a nut allergy announcement on a flight. It's not unusual, people understand.

Morningsleepin · 28/09/2025 22:26

They used to give out packets of nuts on planes

BusWankers · 28/09/2025 22:25

BeMellowAquaSquid · 28/09/2025 22:24

My dd is ANA to nuts. We are allowed to board flights first and have to wipe down the trays and seats ourselves. Most airlines are great with putting out an announcement about nuts.. Emirates however refuse to do this. For those that say they’ll continue to eat nuts on a plane when asked not to, I hope you never have to see your child struggle to breathe with a collapsed lung or worry that the person next to you in the cinema opens a pack of M&Ms. It’s absolute HELL. But I hope you enjoy your 90p pack of dry roasted.

But you must go to places that have nuts all the time?
.. cafes, coffee shops supermarkets, restaurants, public spaces etc

PurpleChrayn · 28/09/2025 22:25

I would unless told of allergies nearby.

Ablondiebutagoody · 28/09/2025 22:25

It's fine unless you are asked not to

MrsTerryPratchett · 28/09/2025 22:25

People can be life-threateningly allergic to eggs, banana, milk, pet pander, nuts, seafood… Why nuts, specifically, OP?

People behave as if it’s the only allergy and that it’s always deadly.

soupyspoon · 28/09/2025 22:24

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Do you eat and drink dairy products in public? In the office?

Rainbowdays123 · 28/09/2025 22:24

Years ago I wouldn’t have really thought about it but having witnessed anaphylactic shock and now with one of my DD’s friends with a severe peanut allergy I wouldn’t

Denim4ever · 28/09/2025 22:24

I've definitely been given nuts on an economy flight quite recently.

Coffeeishot · 28/09/2025 22:24

Purpleturtle45 · 28/09/2025 22:17

I knew they weren't banned but I thought it was accepted that they were best avoided. The woman was sitting next to my son and as a minimum I would have thought she would have checked.

Does your son have an airborne nut allergy?

BusWankers · 28/09/2025 22:24

HelenHywater · 28/09/2025 22:21

I thought they only banned them if there's a person with an allergy on the flight. There was an announcement on my last flight (earlier in September) that there were no nuts or nut products because of someone with an allergy.

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. 🤷‍♀️

BeMellowAquaSquid · 28/09/2025 22:24

My dd is ANA to nuts. We are allowed to board flights first and have to wipe down the trays and seats ourselves. Most airlines are great with putting out an announcement about nuts.. Emirates however refuse to do this. For those that say they’ll continue to eat nuts on a plane when asked not to, I hope you never have to see your child struggle to breathe with a collapsed lung or worry that the person next to you in the cinema opens a pack of M&Ms. It’s absolute HELL. But I hope you enjoy your 90p pack of dry roasted.

HelpMeGetThrough · 28/09/2025 22:24

Purpleturtle45 · 28/09/2025 22:14

In recent years?

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Yep, flew last year and was served a bowl, with a nice glass of champagne. Very nice.

Slightyamusedandsilly · 28/09/2025 22:23

No, I definitely wouldn't. Crisps, pretzels, crackers. But not something that will probably have an effect, even a minor one, on someone on the plane.

Readyforslippers · 28/09/2025 22:22

CheeseWisely · 28/09/2025 22:20

No, I wouldn’t ever choose nuts as a snack to take on board and I wouldn’t eat any product containing nuts if I was asked not to. I don’t eat nuts or nut products at work as my desk-mate has a severe allergy. It’s not a hardship, I can’t understand why people get so worked up about simply not eating a particular thing for a few hours.

I wouldn't get worked up about it, I'm not especially bothered either way, but if there's no one on board with an allergy then surely it isn't a problem?

BusWankers · 28/09/2025 22:22

Littlemissbubbblles · 28/09/2025 22:22

As a nut allergy sufferer. You’re in an out of a bakery pretty quickly, and there’s air flow
I also think there’s a risk of cross contamination, especially to those with severely allergies.
Also limited emergency medical care on a flight

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There's airflow and hepa filters on planes...

Battical · 28/09/2025 22:22

Yes, unless I was specifically asked not to, in which case I wouldn’t.

I should say they wouldn’t be my snack of choice anyway.

BusWankers · 28/09/2025 22:22

Bambamhoohoo · 28/09/2025 22:20

This so what I don’t get. Whilst I understand the difference in a plane due to air recirculation, bakeries have uncovered almond croissants out all day?

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Planes are better, they have HEPA filters. There's very little evidence that airborne nut allergies are even an issue on aeroplanes...

Littlemissbubbblles · 28/09/2025 22:22

Bambamhoohoo · 28/09/2025 22:20

This so what I don’t get. Whilst I understand the difference in a plane due to air recirculation, bakeries have uncovered almond croissants out all day?

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As a nut allergy sufferer. You’re in an out of a bakery pretty quickly, and there’s air flow
I also think there’s a risk of cross contamination, especially to those with severely allergies.
Also limited emergency medical care on a flight

herbalteabag · 28/09/2025 22:22

Yes I would. I think you can buy them on the flight sometimes? If I was asked not to I wouldn't, of course. A flight I was on a couple of years ago was a nut free flight.

Coffeeishot · 28/09/2025 22:21

Ive heard messages not to eat nuts on flights , but otherwise I've eaten nuts on a plane with a glass of wine.

HelenHywater · 28/09/2025 22:21

I thought they only banned them if there's a person with an allergy on the flight. There was an announcement on my last flight (earlier in September) that there were no nuts or nut products because of someone with an allergy.

McSpoot · 28/09/2025 22:21

Purpleturtle45 · 28/09/2025 22:17

I knew they weren't banned but I thought it was accepted that they were best avoided. The woman was sitting next to my son and as a minimum I would have thought she would have checked.

If it’s an issue for your son, at a minimum, I would have thought that you’d have mentioned it to her and the flight crew.

Or that the hypothetical person with an allergy would have.

CheeseWisely · 28/09/2025 22:20

No, I wouldn’t ever choose nuts as a snack to take on board and I wouldn’t eat any product containing nuts if I was asked not to. I don’t eat nuts or nut products at work as my desk-mate has a severe allergy. It’s not a hardship, I can’t understand why people get so worked up about simply not eating a particular thing for a few hours.