Nuts to you, Honey

Miss Sophie Draper: Taking self-entitlement and lunacy to a new altitude

British woman, 26, who suffers a severe allergy says she was kicked off American Airlines flight from Heathrow to JFK because she demanded entire plane had to be nut free

Electrical engineer Sophie Draper, 26, had been flying to JFK Airport in New York from Heathrow in December - but alleges she was discriminated against and was not allowed to board the plane with her boyfriend.

Ms Draper, who is also a PhD researcher at Durham University, claimed 'blunt' American Airlines staff told her they were 'contractually obliged' to serve mixed nuts in business class.

It was also not part of the company's policy to make an announcement about food allergies while on board, she later alleged.  

In a Twitter thread after her ordeal, Ms Draper described the company as a 'dangerous airline for people with food allergies,' and slammed their 'heartless' policy.

Ms Draper traveled to Heathrow with her boyfriend in December 2021 and told staff of her nut allergy.

She says her explanation was met with 'confused looks' by American Airlines employees on the departure gate, who asked her if it 'would be ok if people around [her] could still eat nuts'.

After Ms Draper told them her severe allergy was airborne and she could suffer an adverse reaction, she alleges the employees scoffed at the idea of banning nuts from the plane.

And they didn’t offer this 26-year-old product of our new, modern, higher education system a free Gucci bag filled with champagne, either.

Here’s part of her Twitter thread. Unfortunately, it cuts off non-subscribers before it gets to what I expect would be the best part, the replies.

sophie and boyfriend find alternative lodging