Would you eat a packet of nuts on a plane?

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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!

Yes, unless I was asked by crew not to due to someone's allergies, in which case I would do as asked.

Im not sure that’s true OP, it sometimes gets requested that one doesn’t, but it’s far from banned

Oh help I flew home yesterday and ate nuts on the plane. They were being sold in the airport?

Absolutely not. That's so selfish.

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

Many airlines still serve nuts (especially in business and first).

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

In recent years?

Yesterday.

Yes, this year.

If an announcement has been made definitely not. Even then I'd check with my seat neighbours as not all airlines do them. In theory, I wouldn't ever do it as I'm parent to an epipen carrier.

But I know you can always avoid allergy triggers unfortunately, most deaths are milk allergy sufferers for that reason - no one would think to resist a cheese sandwich for that reason on a plane.

Unless I was told there was someone with an allergy onboard then I absolutely would eat nuts. It would seem odd not to if they were offered (or if I happened to have peanut M&Ms with me)

As ex cabin crew, we served nuts in first and business class regularly, and people were fine to eat their own nuts. We would occasionally do an anouncement asking for nuts not to be consumed if there was someone onboard with an allergy, but policy might have changed since I left.

Yes. But I only once was on a flight where we were asked not to due another passenger's allergy. Obviously we all complied.

Surprising!

Yes I would unless it was announced it was a nut free flight, then of course I wouldn’t.

Not if you’d been told not to by cabin crew. Otherwise, yes.

They sell nuts in open containers in supermarkets for weeks at a time.
Peanuts and nuts are everywhere.

If I wanted some although planes dehydrate me so no.

I wouldn't if I had been asked not to. Would otherwise.

Yes, unless told not to. I eat nuts constantly, in public all the time.

Unless asked not to I think it’s fair game. I’ve been on a plane where they have said no peanuts/ peanut products. I think if there is someone with a severe allergy on board the onus is on the crew to inform other passengers,

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.

Yes unless there was an announcement not to, in which of course not.