{"id":22734,"date":"2019-05-10T18:12:17","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T18:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=22734"},"modified":"2019-05-10T18:48:37","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T18:48:37","slug":"emirates-airlines-nut-allergy-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/emirates-airlines-nut-allergy-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian-origin Siblings with Nut Allergy were Told to Sit in Cabin Loo on Emirates Airlines Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"
It is high time that airlines should collectively bring a policy to guarantee completely nut-free inflight environment for travelers with nut allergies. Earlier in March this year, Korean Air hit global headlines for kicking two Indian-origin minors with severe peanut allergy<\/span><\/a> off its Seoul to Manila flight, instead of complying with the unaccompanied minor boys\u2019 special request not to serve peanuts aboard.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Very recently, a similar incident of less gravity befell to two Indian-origin siblings on an Emirates flight.<\/strong> The siblings \u2013 Sundeep Sahota and Shannen Sahota suffering from severe nut allergies \u2013 boarded the Emirates flight at Birmingham Airport for Singapore, in order to celebrate their parents\u2019 60th<\/sup> birthday away from home.<\/p>\n
Reportedly, the siblings claimed to have informed the airline about the severity of their nut allergy not only at the time of booking Emirates flight tickets<\/span><\/a>,<\/strong> but also while checking in at Birmingham Airport and boarding the plane. The brother and sister duo had shelled off over $6520 (\u00a35,000)\u00a0for the seven-and-a-half-hour flight. However, it was not even an hour aboard from the time of boarding; the siblings noticed to their utter dismay that an inflight meal with fried cashew nuts was being served to passengers.<\/p>\n