Mum furious after near miss with daughter's nut allergy on Ryanair plane

Ciara Mullan slammed Ryanair's 'ridiculous' response after raising concerns about her daughter's life-threatening allergy

The Mullan family were returning from Tenerife to Dublin Airport when mum Ciara spotted a dish containing nuts about to be served (

Image: Ciara Mullan

A furious mum has blasted Ryanair for its 'ridiculous' response to concerns about how her daughter's nut allergy was handled on a recent flight.

Ciara Mullan returned from vacation in Tenerife on Thursday July 21 with her daughter Abbie and the rest of her family.

Ciara said she made sure to alert the airline of her 17-year-old daughter Abbie's severe airborne allergy to nuts and coconut before the flight to Dublin.

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When boarding, the cabin attendant "couldn't have done more" to help and reassure the family, Ciara said. But the situation turned sour following an encounter with another cabin crew member and later a customer service agent.

Ciara, from Co Down in Northern Ireland, said it was only by chance that she noticed a meal containing nuts was about to be served on the flight, and when she confronted the crew member serving her, she was shocked by their response, reports the Irish Mirror.

Ciara said she notified the airline that about...