A BBC star was kicked off a flight after asking passengers not to eat peanuts because of her daughter’s peanut allergies, with the act leaving the pilot infuriated. British weather presenter Georgie Palmer together with her husband Nick Sollom and their two kids Rosie and Annie were asked to get off a SunExpress flight from London Gatwick to Dalaman in Turkey on Tuesday. The popular TV personality shared a lengthy Instagram post slamming the Turkish-German airline for not only kicking her family off the flight, but for refusing to make a standard announcement asking passengers not to eat peanuts.
The 49-year-old explained that she instead had to ask passengers not to eat peanuts, adding that they were happy to do. But the flight’s captain allegedly demanded the family leave before he took off. “I thanked the beautiful souls on our plane for helping us,” she said in the Instagram post, according to The Sun.
“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: “There’s no beef with simple asks like these.
People get it! “We were hoofed o.
