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snsiegel
June 11, 2010 11:53 pm

I support an outright ban. First, simply as a peanut allergy sufferer, a key travel worry of mine would be allayed. Second, either the creation of a buffer-zone or removal of peanuts base on a passenger’s request is impractical. What if there are multiple allergy sufferers on the plane? Finding appropriate seat arrangements for everyone is completely impractical and time-consuming, delaying take-off. It also distracts flight attendants from completing their job. Second, among all of the other things a passenger needs to be keep in mind when traveling, notifying the airline of a peanut allergy should not be one of them. And when should the airline be notified? When is it too late to do so? And if it is too late, then what happens if someone has an allergic reaction on the plane? One possible… more »

…solution is to have a little box checked off when booking a ticket to indicate a peanut allergy. But given the myriad of ways in which tickets are booked and purchased today, this is unlikely to be completely successful. The most practical solution is to just ban them on flights. The decision is not based on the risk to allergy and non-allergy passengers, but the costs of different solutions. « less
ernielane
June 12, 2010 12:29 pm

Why ban them? Maybe some passengers like peanuts.

Why not just require the flight attendants to warn you, and only give you peanuts if you ask for them. The same for anything containing peanut products.

Moderator
June 12, 2010 1:09 pm

Thanks for your comments. Would creating a peanut-free “zone” on an airplane work, similar to peanut-free tables and playground areas in schools?

We’d love to hear your thoughts on other topics, particularly ticket sales and advertising, and how those could be made more responsive to peanut allergy suffers.


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