‘Who bought these nuts?’: airline removes cashews after Sri Lankan president complains
Maithripala Sirisena said the nuts, which were only served in business class, were so bad ‘even a dog wouldn’t eat it’
Sri Lanka’s national airline said on Wednesday it has stopped serving cashews after the country’s president flew into a rage over nuts served to him on a flight to Colombo.
“Returning from Kathmandu, I was served some cashews on board a SriLankan flight, but it was so bad even a dog wouldn’t eat it,” Maithripala Sirisena said on Monday.
“I want to know who authorised the purchase of these nuts,” the president told a meeting of farmers.
An airline spokesman said it has responded by clearing its stock of cashews – only served in business class – and would change its Dubai-based supplier.
This is not the first time that airline nuts have prompted outrage.