Girl, 14, with severe nut allergy nearly died aboard BA flight.
A teenage girl blacked out and suffered an allergic reaction at 30,000 feet on a British Airways flight, 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 almost died.
A man 10 rows away from Poppy opened a bag of peanuts who was soon asked to stop eating them when the 14-year-old started having an allergic reaction.
According to reports, the man ignored the crew’s request and continued snacking.
As Poppy’s condition worsened, the captain considered making an emergency landing.
The teenager went into anaphylaxis and was saved after Joanna gave her two shots from Epipens she had with her.
After cabin crew made an appeal for a doctor onboard, a nurse came forward who helped stabilise Poppy with an onboard oxygen mask in an emergency medical kit.
No emergency landing was made, however, Poppy was rushed to hospital upon arrival at London’s Gatwick Airport.
The mother has accused the unidentified male passenger of “not caring that he was putting my daughter’s life at risk.”
She said: “It was a nightmare for all of us and I really thought she might die. It was really, really frightening and it was all down to a passenger who carried on eating nuts despite at least two announcements not to.
“When we boarded the crew asked passengers not to eat peanuts as my daughter has an allergy but as we took off I saw a man around ten rows in front eating nuts.
“I was worried and asked if we could be moved but there was no availability and the crew asked him to stop eating the nuts but he ignored the requests and carried on.”
A British Airways spokesman said: “The safety and welfare of our customers is always our priority, and we take the issue of allergens very seriously.
“Our crew cared for a customer who appeared to suffer an allergic reaction onboard, and they arranged for paramedics to meet the aircraft.”
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