Originally Posted by
Killian_S
Hi, I was wondering if there were any restrictions (BA imposed or otherwise) on me carrying some durian fruit in my hand luggage? Flying back to London on BA tomorrow in the club cabin... of course I won’t eat it on board out of consideration to other passengers (it does have quite a punchy smell for those who haven’t tried it!). I’ll also try and have it packed properly as well.
I really like it but I know passengers on other airlines have had issues, so wanted to quickly double-check.
A friend of my wife was on a flight once and she noticed that the FA's were acting worried. They smelled a horrible, strange smell and were discussing whether it might be poison gas and whether they should alert the pilot to make an emergency landing. My wife's friend noticed that the smell was familiar and looked around, and saw that the smell was coming from a Vietnamese couple having a snack. She explained to the FAs what was going on and they relaxed (as much as it is possible relax in the vicinity of that aroma). When my wife told me the story I said to her that the FAs were right, there WAS poison gas in the plane.