Singapore Airlines is reviewing the serving of nuts on board its flights after a toddler with a potentially life-threatening condition suffered an allergic reaction when passengers around him opened packs of peanuts.
Marcus Daley, aged three, suffers from anaphylaxis, which can be triggered by food including peanuts and shellfish.
He was an hour into the seven-hour flight from Thailand to Melbourne when he started vomiting and his eyes began to swell.
His father, a doctor, told the Australian Broadcast Corporation that Marcus had eaten a nut-free meal but he was made ill by others eating nuts around him.
The Daleys had brought anti-allergy medication, which brought the situation under control.
Several airlines, including BA, Qantas and Air New Zealand have already stopped serving nuts as mid-flight snacks.
Singapore Airlines has issued a statement saying it would review the serving of nuts on board all flights.
"As soon as our crew were made aware of the situation, they immediately removed all packets of peanuts from the area around the affected passenger and his family," the airline said.
"Our crew suspended the service of peanuts in the Economy class cabin for the remainder of the flight."
It added that passengers with nut allergies were able to request nut-free meals when making their flight bookings but said it was not able to guarantee ‘a nut free cabin’.
