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I don’t see the harm in banning at least the service of peanuts on the airlines. The ban should include all peanut and peanut containing products. Recently we flew across the country and followed all of the procedures the airline gave us in turn they promised to clean seats and create a buffer zone to sheild my 3 year old son from any peanut exposure. As I walked to me seat expecting what I was promised I find left over peanuts in our seats! I came prepared with wipes and medicine just in case. The airline offered no assistance in fixing the problem. After cleaning everything up and getting all settled in, I had to hold my son for the next 5 hours because it was too risky. At the onset of an attack the use of an epi-pen would give us about 20 minutes to be in a hospital. During the snack a member of the flight crew pointed at us and told the other passengers that he could not offer them peanut M&Ms because there was an allergy sufferer on board. Thankfully, after a dose of benadryl my son was fine.
I do think the passenger should come equipped with medication if case of exposure. Most severe allergy suffers carry medicine with them anyway. It would not hurt for the airline to carry addition medication because the epi-pen only allows 20 minutes to seek immediate medical attention.
I forgot to mention that I would not expect the airline to provide my son’s medication! Currently southwest does not serve peanut products on their flights. After this experience we only fly with Southwest!
Buffer zones do not help in common areas like bathrooms. Also, that means that the persons prior to the flight ate peanuts there. I mentioned on another discussion board that the flight crew pointed my son out and told passengers they could not have Peanut M&Ms because my son had an allergy. The passengers were all nice about it but it made me very uncomfortable. I have seen people be really nasty about asking them not to do something because fo someone else.
I don’t see the harm in banning at least the service of peanuts on the airlines. The ban should include all peanut and peanut containing products. Recently we flew across the country and followed all of the procedures the airline gave us in turn they promised to clean seats and create a buffer zone to sheild my 3 year old son from any peanut exposure. As I walked to me seat expecting what I was promised I find left over peanuts in our seats! I came prepared with wipes and medicine just in case. The airline offered no assistance in fixing the problem. After cleaning everything up and getting all settled in, I had to hold my son for the next 5 hours because it was too risky. At the onset of an attack the use of an epi-pen would give us about 20 minutes to be in a hospital. During the snack a member of the flight crew pointed at us and told the other passengers that he could not offer them peanut M&Ms because there was an allergy sufferer on board. Thankfully, after a dose of benadryl my son was fine.
I do think the passenger should come equipped with medication if case of exposure. Most severe allergy suffers carry medicine with them anyway. It would not hurt for the airline to carry addition medication because the epi-pen only allows 20 minutes to seek immediate medical attention.
I forgot to mention that I would not expect the airline to provide my son’s medication! Currently southwest does not serve peanut products on their flights. After this experience we only fly with Southwest!
Buffer zones do not help in common areas like bathrooms. Also, that means that the persons prior to the flight ate peanuts there. I mentioned on another discussion board that the flight crew pointed my son out and told passengers they could not have Peanut M&Ms because my son had an allergy. The passengers were all nice about it but it made me very uncomfortable. I have seen people be really nasty about asking them not to do something because fo someone else.