I was kicked off a flight because I have food allergies

This woman’s food allergy did not fly.Ellie Brelis, 29, recently went viral on TikTok sharing her distressing experience after being removed from a Delta flight from Los Angeles to Boston. In a tearful video, the actor and playwright explained that she was returning home to see a doctor to address serious medical concerns.However, she claimed that when she alerted the flight crew to her shellfish allergy and where she kept her EpiPens — as she always does to guarantee her safety on the flight — she was forced to deplane.

“Somehow it kind of all just evolved really quickly to where there were so many different people involved.And I was really embarrassed and didn’t understand how it had gotten to be such an ordeal because I’ve flown many, many times in my life and I’ve always done the exact same thing,” she told The Post.

Despite her efforts to advocate for herself, Brelis felt dismissed by the airline staff when she disclosed her allergy.She claims she was escorted off the plane, while her luggage continued to travel without her.The TikTokker then turned the camera over to show a plane taking off at the airport, claiming she was supposed to be on the flight.

 In the video, she shared her disbelief and frustration, through tears.“Somehow I just got kicked off the plane for having an allergy” — an issue that falls under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

“I don’t want to be this person, I don’t want to be crying, I just want to be on my flight home so I could see my doctor and figure out why this is happening,” she said.Brelis stressed that she carried several EpiPens on her person and has traveled on Delta flights for years always alerting staff to her allergy before and during boarding, but never had issues.“Am I the a–hole? Is this my fault? Should I not have said I have an allergy?” she asked viewers. She also expressed a sense of helplessness.

“I don’t know how I’m supposed to be safe,” Brelis stated.In a f...

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Publisher: New York Post

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