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I suffer from a tree nut allergy, with sensitivity to peanuts. Like anyone who has an anaphylactic allergy, I always carry my epi-pen and benedryl everywhere I go. I always get nervous when flying at the thought of going into anaphylactic shock mid-air, and believe that something needs to be done to protect people with true food allergies. I think to start, serving peanuts should be banned. The degree of the allergy varies from person to person, but banning the actual product would help a lot of people right away. Food that might be shared on the same equipment or may contain nuts should still be allowed to respect the other side’s rights. I also think there should be peanut free seating on planes that are priority to people with allergies. That would eliminate the chance of my neighbor… more »
I agree – I wouldn’t mind giving up peanuts on a flight at all. HOWEVER, expecting that i will remember not to have any contact with peanuts prior to boarding is just not reasonable. I agree with the poster above who stated they don’t know why airlines haven’t gotten rid of peanut bags already. Honestly, however much allergy sufferers would like a peanut free world, in practicality (and i think most understand/agree with me) it isn’t possible in the foreseeable future to prevent contamination.
As good intentioned as even the most diligent people can try to be, there WILL be mistakes, even with a super strict ban. Placing a full ban will most likely cause more trouble than do any good. Stop serving bags of peanuts than can be airborne. Request passengers… more »
* I meant, stop serving bags that can cause airborne particles. Sorry, formatting and proofing seem to be a bit off in Google Chrome.
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I do not have a peanut allergy, and I don’t know anyone with a peanut allergy, but I would be more than happy to do without peanuts regardless of the length of the flight if it would help reduce the risk for passengers with serious allergies. I don’t think it’s much of an inconvenience given how much is at stake.