Originally Posted by
atword
For a handful of nuts a non-rev, who is otherwise entitled to sit where she is, should go to the back of the plane?
Yes.
Nonrev.
Was that a trick question?
I'm surprised this is even a discussion.
Or not even get on the plane?
No. I never suggested that (and haven't read the whole thread to see if others have).
Mentioning an serious allergy is self-centered? I don't think so.
The way it was handled was incredibly self-centered.
Mentioning it to the working FA
ahead of time would have been appropriate.
OP was fine. I might be frustrated too and I have a food allergy. But people don't all communicate the same way. They may stumble over their words. And sometimes they just have a bad day. A little grace goes a long way.
This isn't even about the allergy. It's about an airline employee grossly overstepping the bounds of courtesy and expecting a paying customer to comply with a request made in an extremely rude manner.
If a fellow passenger politely informs me of a peanut allergy, then absolutely yes...I'm willing to show a little grace and not eat nuts. Really, the nuts themselves (and me giving them up) are not the issue.