President goes nuts over snack

– Sri Lanka’s national airline said yesterday 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.”

An airline spokesperson said it has responded by clearing its stock of cashews – only served in business class – and would change its Dubai-based supplier.

In 2014, a South Korean heiress famously ordered a Korean Air plane back to its gate to eject a cabin crew member after she was served nuts still in their packet. –