16-Year-Old With Peanut Allergy Removed From Plane, Stranded With Younger Brother in South Korea

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3/27/2019Updated: 3/22/2023

Two brothers in their teens were traveling from Atlanta to Manila when they were removed from the plane and left stranded, alone, in Seoul due to the elder brother’s peanut allergy.

The 16-year-old and 15-year-old sons of Rakesh and Prajakta Patel were flying by themselves from Atlanta, Georgia, to Manila, Philippines, to be with Rakesh who has been temporarily placed there for work, Yahoo Lifestyle reported.

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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.

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