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June 5, 2010 3:17 am
FrequentFlyer, though I appreciate your attempt at proposed solutions, I cannot support them. (A) we live in a remote area and air travel is the only option to go anywhere interesting. (B) “resue” medication only lasts 10-20 minutes, and you can only give two doses without medical supervision, and (C) we already take very careful measures to minimize the possibility of exposure. I fail to see why eating peanuts in particular is seen sa a “right”
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I have sympathy for those with peanut allergies, but banning peanuts from flights via a DOT regulation seems to go too far. Perhaps advocacy groups for those who are peanut-allergic will approach the major carriers to voluntarily set aside seating blocks that are reserved for allergy sufferers, and non-sufferers who are willing to agree not to eat peanuts while sitting in that particular block. As someone who suffers from a medical condition which requires me to carry my “rescue” medication with me everywhere I go, I think that if the risk to an allergy sufferer is deemed to be significant, then they should (a) consider alternate travel methods other than flying, (b) ensure they have sufficient “rescue” medication to last the entire time they might be stuck in an aircraft,… more »