'We had to flee plane just before take-off or we could have died'

'We had to flee plane just before take-off or we could have died'

A couple who both have a deadly nut allergy claim they were forced off their KLM flight after the airline refused to stop handing out free almond-topped cakes. Pretoria Drever had booked a two-night trip to Amsterdam, Netherlands, on October 25 to celebrate her fiancé Rhonan Kelly's 25th birthday and their recent engagement.

The 22-year-old says she informed the airline about the pair's severe allergy to nuts and peanuts on an online form, even arriving two hours early to Edinburgh airport so they could alert staff.

After boarding the pair claim the airline refused to stop serving nut products, including a complimentary banana loaf topped with almonds, or issue a passenger announcement. They said they felt 'backed into a