European budget airline Flybe has banned passengers from eating their own food aboard its flights, allegedly following complaints from passengers with allergies about other people eating them. Instead, only food bought on board may be eaten during flights.

On one hand, Air Transport Users' Council (ATUC) industry affairs manager James Fremantle has a point when he said that it's like forcing passengers to buy food on board. On the other hand, as a mother of a multiple food-allergic child, I also do appreciate the move. Budget airlines normally fly only short stretches. Surely, if one doesn't want to pay the (exorbitant) prices of the food on board, one can also just have a bite before boarding and wait until touchdown for a real meal?

What do you think?