My husband and I have always been big air travelers. 3 yrs ago we found out that my son (a year old at the time) had a peanut allergy. After blood tests confirmed the allergy, we took steps to make air travel “safer”. Some flights were still taken without many problems while others were the cause of us no longer flying together as a family or taking cross country trips. Another commenter mentioned how SWA gave them a “peanut free” flight after they told people they had an allergy. While this is a nice idea, it’s not really possible. Even if peanuts aren’t served on that flight, they have been served on that plane already. After telling 3 different people that our child was SEVERELY allergic, the ground ‘near’ us had peanuts all over it… more »
…and sent my son into an asthmatic reaction. Thankfully he did not at the time go into full anaphylactic shock, but since then his IGA levels in his blood have continued to go up. This means it is very likely that he would have a more severe reaction to exposure the next time. We stopped flying about a year and a half ago. I think it is reasonable to say that if the food you are eating in an enclosed space with recycled air is going to kill a child, you can fore-go eating it for a few hours. And as for the argument of “perfume” being comparable, which if actually researched is very different, I do fore-go wearing perfumes on flights as well for that reason. Not a big deal to skip on it so the person near me can breath.
I just want to be able to take my family on airplanes without fearing for my child’s life. I appreciate that this is being considered and taken so seriously by the DOT! « less
My husband and I have always been big air travelers. 3 yrs ago we found out that my son (a year old at the time) had a peanut allergy. After blood tests confirmed the allergy, we took steps to make air travel “safer”. Some flights were still taken without many problems while others were the cause of us no longer flying together as a family or taking cross country trips. Another commenter mentioned how SWA gave them a “peanut free” flight after they told people they had an allergy. While this is a nice idea, it’s not really possible. Even if peanuts aren’t served on that flight, they have been served on that plane already. After telling 3 different people that our child was SEVERELY allergic, the ground ‘near’ us had peanuts all over it… more »
I just want to be able to take my family on airplanes without fearing for my child’s life. I appreciate that this is being considered and taken so seriously by the DOT! « less