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(UK) Girl, 14, with severe nut allergy nearly died aboard BA flight after passenger 'refused to stop eating peanuts despite TWICE being told by cabin crew
FOR MAILONLINE ^ | 6 June 2022 | NICK PISA

Posted on 06/06/2022 9:13:00 AM PDT by dennisw

EXCLUSIVE: Girl, 14, with severe nut allergy nearly died aboard BA flight after passenger 'refused to stop eating peanuts despite TWICE being told by cabin crew he was putting the teenager's life at risk'

A mother has told how of her horror experience at 30,000ft after her daughter suffered from a nut allergy Poppy Jones, 14, flew from Antigua when a passenger opened a pack of peanuts

Cabin crew had twice warned the man it was unsafe due to Poppy's allergies Poppy blacked out and needed oxygen as well as two shots of an EpiPen

Poppy's mother Joanna Jones, 39, said: 'It was a nightmare for all of us and I thought she might die' Do you know the inconsiderate passenger? Email: tips@dailymail.com By

PUBLISHED: 07:32 EDT, | UPDATED: 10:29 EDT, 6 June 2022

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View comments A mother has told of her mid-air terror after her teenage daughter blacked out and suffered an allergic reaction at 30,000 feet on a British Airways when a passenger opened a packet of peanuts on board.

Joanna Jones, 39, was flying to London from Antigua when her 14-year-old daughter Poppy needed oxygen and two EpiPen shots during the nightmare eight-hour flight after suffering a severe reaction to the nuts.

As Poppy's condition worsened, a quick-thinking nurse on board dashed to help - while the captain considered making an emergency landing.

Eventually the pilot landed the plane safely at Gatwick and Poppy was rushed to hospital.

Speaking exclusively to MailOnline, Joanna said: ’It was a nightmare for all of us and I really thought she might die.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Food; Health/Medicine
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To: DiogenesLamp

I’d say, “Quit while you are ahead” but you crossed that threshold about 75 posts ago.


441 posted on 06/06/2022 2:46:45 PM PDT by vivenne (")
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To: DiogenesLamp

Reminds one where people went crazy over masks! 🙄


442 posted on 06/06/2022 2:48:21 PM PDT by justme4now (Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it)
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To: humblegunner

You have a very droll sense of humor. Sometimes it is very funny.


443 posted on 06/06/2022 2:50:13 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: Cowgirl of Justice
Oh, I am all woman

Yes, I'm sure.


444 posted on 06/06/2022 2:50:27 PM PDT by humblegunner (Ain't drownin', Just wavin'...)
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To: humblegunner

:)


445 posted on 06/06/2022 2:50:50 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: DiogenesLamp

No, I don’t blame the parents. They have a right to travel the same as you or me.

For some people peanuts are toxic, a severe poison. What don’t you understand about that?

It’s not an infringement of his rights to ask him to not eat or to have another snack.

Stop blaming the victim for his rudeness and ignorance.

I


446 posted on 06/06/2022 2:51:21 PM PDT by desertfreedom765
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To: Ann Archy

Pretty sure he is just trolling. I’m pretty sure he isn’t really serious.


447 posted on 06/06/2022 2:51:49 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: DiogenesLamp

It’s never funny, merely obnoxious. Like a 12 year old boy.


448 posted on 06/06/2022 2:52:38 PM PDT by vivenne (")
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To: BiglyCommentary

Loved that movie.


449 posted on 06/06/2022 2:52:42 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: metmom

i thought that there were already peanut free flights.
This whole story is confusing.
If mom of Poppy knew the kid had this allergy why did n’t she ensure a peanut free flight.
Or is that what a peanut free flight is- you roll up at the ticket counter, announce “no peanuts” and then the airline has to ensure every person on the flight gives up their snacks?
You’d think it would be easier in a life/death situation.


450 posted on 06/06/2022 2:53:26 PM PDT by ronniesgal (is it safe?)
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To: Ann Archy

I don’t know anyone Should I be ashamed that I don’t? Does it make me a begot of some type? Maybe I am a peanut apologist?


451 posted on 06/06/2022 2:54:05 PM PDT by Kartographer (“We Mutually Pledge To Each Other Our Lives, Our Fortunes And Our Sacred Honor”)
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To: humblegunner

Stop! You’re killing me! :)


452 posted on 06/06/2022 2:54:17 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: desertfreedom765

It’s basic human kindness (very different from the masks which people here are trying to compare).


453 posted on 06/06/2022 2:54:41 PM PDT by vivenne (")
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To: DiogenesLamp
Galen was a Surgeon for the Roman Empire who was so accomplished and effective that virtually all of medical practice in Europe was practiced according to his works and writings for a thousand years.

In time, as thinking men came to question ‘Authority’ and the ‘Scientific Method’ began to be developed, the arcane ancient practices were questioned and new ideas were embraced.

Galen has long been viewed as a hindrance to medical progress, but certainly the man himself was a pioneer in surgery and the understanding of the human anatomy.

It was the Church and establishment Bureaucrats which restrained Physicians for centuries.

I loved your post here.

454 posted on 06/06/2022 2:55:41 PM PDT by Radix (His Fraudulency Joe Biden…)
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To: humblegunner

Racist, much?


455 posted on 06/06/2022 2:57:18 PM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Responsibility2nd
Besides the 50,000 dead Americans on Johnson’s watch, we are still counting off the trillions of dollars wasted as a result of the Great Society.

That wasn't a waste. It has reliably kept Democrats in power ever since.

It just wasn't done for the purpose which it was claimed to have been done for.

456 posted on 06/06/2022 2:59:24 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: ronniesgal

“you roll up at the ticket counter, announce “no peanuts” and then the airline has to ensure every person on the flight gives up their snacks?”

You roll up and announce you have several comorbidities for covid. Does the airline have to make all passengers wear masks and show proof of getting the jab?

Where does nonsense end?


457 posted on 06/06/2022 2:59:49 PM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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To: DiogenesLamp

He’s *always* trolling.

He’s on a Mission from God - or something.


458 posted on 06/06/2022 3:01:13 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630
No problem. G. W. Carver just happens to be one of my heroes.

I learned about him when I was young. He appears to have been a wonderful human being.

459 posted on 06/06/2022 3:01:26 PM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: ronniesgal

I guess I don’t consider being asked to not eat a snack because it could harm someone else to be much of an inconvenience.

I also don’t run down blind people who happen to cross my path, or shove the lame or elderly out of my way because I have my “rights” to go where I want when I want.

Common courtesy goes a long way towards a civilized society that lives in peace with others.

Anyone who gets so put out about a request to accommodate so simple a request is beyond immature. They never left toddlerhood.


460 posted on 06/06/2022 3:03:36 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…..)
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