I urge strong consideration of a complete ban on peanuts during all domestic flights.
Due to severe peanut allergy, I can now only fly on flights that ban peanuts completely. I live in Minnesota where Delta recently purchased Northwest Airlines (Northwest was peanut-free). A peanut-free buffer zone is not sufficient protection from air that is circulated throughout a plane’s cabin. Nor does such a zone protect from peanut residue left behind from previous flights.
It seems illogical to serve a highly allergy-inducing product on airliners at 30,000 feet when unlimited other snack options exist. I can only surmise that a strong lobby effort and financial incentives have kept peanuts on airplanes, to the peril of allergic individuals (customers) and the liability of the carriers.
I urge strong consideration of a complete ban on peanuts during all domestic flights.
Due to severe peanut allergy, I can now only fly on flights that ban peanuts completely. I live in Minnesota where Delta recently purchased Northwest Airlines (Northwest was peanut-free). A peanut-free buffer zone is not sufficient protection from air that is circulated throughout a plane’s cabin. Nor does such a zone protect from peanut residue left behind from previous flights.
It seems illogical to serve a highly allergy-inducing product on airliners at 30,000 feet when unlimited other snack options exist. I can only surmise that a strong lobby effort and financial incentives have kept peanuts on airplanes, to the peril of allergic individuals (customers) and the liability of the carriers.