Frau demands airline ban coffee on her flight because she's 'allergic' to the smell

I was molested by Juan Valdez.

I’d only sympathize were she stuck sitting next to or near someone wearing cologne or perfume.

People should refrain from wearing either to work or in a car, plane, etc.

Very lightly scented body lotions are OK, but slathering one’s self in strong fragrances isn’t cool.

"I've referred your demands to the Captain. He has made the decision to remove you from his aircraft, in the interests of your apparently fragile mental health. Once you have left the plane, the flight will depart."

Women are loathsome.

She needs to wear an oxygen mask instead of complaining about everyone else.

She put it in writing that she is too much of an acute medical risk to be allowed to board. That she might asphyxiate completely if she is subjected to any number of scents. They should apologetically deny her boarding. It’s simply not safe.

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They should have dragged her useless ass down the aisle and booted her out.

If some bitch told me not to drink coffee, I’d throw my Starbucks right in her face.

Sounds like bitch best be walking.

Of course it's Comic Sans

Was there no room in the cargo hold for her?

A fat narcissist cunt, I’m sure. I’m shocked she doesn’t mention her “immunocompromised” state.

I was pregnant once. For the first three months the scent of coffee made me extremely nauseous. Did I complain and make it everyone else’s problem? Fuck, no! I just got on with it. She can wear an N95 mask or not fly, Jesus Christ, this stupid bitch.

It’s actually a tricky situation.

If it’s a common health concern - cigarette smoke - we ban it from the plane.

If it’s a rare health concern - coffee/perfume allergy - the passenger has to find a way to put up with it (or travel private).

If it’s potentially manageable health concern - tree nuts - it’s completely up in the air.

What does she expect the airline to do about her allergies to fragrances? Kick anyone wearing one off the plane?

I might have considered the “no coffee” request reasonable in isolation (giving her the benefit of the doubt*), but fragrances and jet fuel? On a plane? If your life is really threatened by those the only solution is to not fly. If it does not threaten your life, take an antihistamine and shut up about it.

* I give her the benefit of the doubt because I had a friend who was killed by an allergic reaction to an odor. Something in a sea food market he walked through.

I asked Google’s AI:

While the smell of coffee doesn't directly cause an allergic reaction, some individuals may experience reactions to the scent due to its association with a food allergy or other factors. The smell itself, produced by volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in coffee, does not contain food allergens.

Here's a more detailed explanation:

1. Reactions to the Scent Due to Anxiety and Association:

If someone has a food allergy, smelling that food (like coffee) can trigger anxiety, potentially leading to physical symptoms like an increased heart rate.

This is because the brain associates the smell with the allergen, even if the actual allergen isn't present. The anxiety response can be intense and sometimes mistaken for an allergic reaction, but it's not a true allergy.

2. True Allergic Reactions vs. Anxiety Responses:

True allergic reactions involve the immune system responding to a protein in the food.

Inhaling coffee bean dust, for example, can cause allergic responses in some individuals, particularly those who work in coffee processing. However, the smell itself is not the cause of a true allergic reaction.

3. Other Factors to Consider:

Histamine levels:

Coffee contains histamine, a compound that can cause inflammatory reactions in some individuals, leading to symptoms like rashes or hives.

Biogenic amines:

Coffee may also contain biogenic amines like putrescine and cadaverine, which can further amplify histamine reactions.

Intolerance vs. Allergy:

Some individuals may experience intolerance to coffee rather than a true allergy, with symptoms like headaches, stomach upset, or nervousness.

4. If you suspect an allergy or intolerance:

Consult with a doctor or allergy specialist for proper diagnosis and treatment. Avoidance of coffee may be necessary, but it's important to distinguish between anxiety responses and true allergic reactions.

The simple answer: do not allow her to board. That’s well within the authority of flight crew.

[quote]If someone has a food allergy, smelling that food (like coffee) can trigger anxiety, potentially leading to physical symptoms like an increased heart rate.

In other words, this bitch needs to take a Xanax and stop annoying everyone else with her anxiety issues.

I hope they told her she would need to make her own travel arrangements, preferably by private car.

This has become a real problem. The claim that people can have allergies to the smell of coffee or (even more common) the smell of peanuts is just biologically impossible; you have to be exposed to proteins to have a genuine allergic reaction, and neither the smells of peanuts nor of coffee are carried by proteins.

People can have sensitivities to those smells, which means they can give them anxiety or that they dislike them. (In neither case would it mean you could die from exposure to the sent, although you might pass out from anxiety if you are wound that tightly.) But that does not mean airlines are responsible for protecting you from those smells.

What R20 said.

And if she’s so delicate, the airline should tell her to charter a private jet.

She should have just put a clothespin on her nose the way they did in those old Looney Toons cartoons.

Snap out of it!

Fuck that bitch and where's my latte?

One thing I benefited from after a career in customer service is I developed the ability to completely shut out someone who annoyed me. They just cease to exist. Hence this cunt wouldnt even register on my radar after the 1st ludicrous statement . She could be standing in front of me and Id not even see her.

Which a flight attendant can’t do on board.

Time for Amtrak, bitch

R26, I was pretty good at it but had a few weaknesses. I bow to a true master.

[quote]"Even the smell can stop my breathing."

Promises, promises.

If the smell of coffee could truly stop her breathing, then this woman would never leave the house. It’s a smell that most people encounter daily.

I prefer the smell to the taste. But that's just me.

r32 I agree with you there. I remember as a kid driving by a coffee roasting place (I mean a big commercial factory, like Folger's) and loving the aroma. But I could never get into drinking coffee until I was 60 years old.

R33, the aroma enticed me to drink it and abuse it for the caffeine buzz for decades. I told myself it increased my work capacity. But the taste never lived up to that glorious smell. Gave it up about 10 years ago at age 55.

[quote]Time for Amtrak, bitch

I'm also highly allergic to the sound of train wheels on train tracks R28. Even the sound can stop my breathing.

[quote]Even the sound can stop my breathing.

Good

The Chinese deserve to enslave us. We are weak.

They will R37.

Give her a seat on a wing.

[quote]It’s actually a tricky situation.

No, it's actually not.

I hosted a dinner in a college building that included fish and later learned that a student couldn’t enter for three days after. No one told me that was a thing and I wondered why there wasn’t a protocol in place.

It’s not a thing, unless you’re psycho.