A BBC star has hit out at the ‘disgusting’ treatment she received when her family was asked to leave a flight . Georgie Palmer, who presents the weather, boarded a SunExpress flight from London Gatwick to Dalaman in Turkey on Tuesday (May 21). She was travelling with her husband, Nick Sollom, and their two daughters Rosie and Annie.
One of her young children has a peanut allergy, however, the staff reportedly refused to make an announcement to inform other passengers. Taking matters into her own hands, Georgie, 49, requested that those around her do not eat peanuts and asked them to spread the message around the plane, which they did happily. Shockingly, though, the ‘angry’ captain ordered the four off the plane before taking off.
As a result, the family forked out an extra £5,000 for an airport hotel and an EasyJet flight to Dalaman the next day. Detailing the ordeal, Georgie later took to Instagram to vent. ‘I thanked the beautiful souls on our plane for helping us,’ she began.
‘Many of them hugged, cheered and held our hands as we were forced to disembark. ‘The SunExpress captain and cabin crew refused to make the standard announcement on behalf of our daughter. ‘We gently asked the passengers at the front of the plane to share our request.
‘Row by row, all the passengers turned back to kindly ask the row behind to please not eat nuts on the flight. ‘It was calm, earnest and with an overwhelming sense of solidarity and empathy.’ Georgie added that .
