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I have been allergic to peanuts for nearly 40-years! I typically fly Southwest Airlines – a leading airline in distributing peanuts to passengers as THE ONLY SNACK on many of their flights. After a typical flight, I will have itchy, watery eyes sometimes to the point where I can barely keep my eyes open. Luckily my allergy is not AS BAD as many – but I can empathize with those with worse conditions. In Southwest’s defense, if I would call ahead of time and inform them I was allergic to peanuts they would gladly air out the aircraft and refrain from serving peanuts on my flight. Although I am not against the idea of peanuts being restricted from all flights, I do appreciate people’s comments regarding the absurdity of such an all-encompassing rule. I think an effective and simple solution might be to ask passengers either verbally when tickets are purchased person-to-person, or via a question prior to an e-ticket purchase that asks the traveler if they are allergic to peanuts. If yes – then that particular flight can be aired out of prior peanuts and peanuts not served on that flight. I look forward to seeing the outcome to this issue.
I have been allergic to peanuts for nearly 40-years! I typically fly Southwest Airlines – a leading airline in distributing peanuts to passengers as THE ONLY SNACK on many of their flights. After a typical flight, I will have itchy, watery eyes sometimes to the point where I can barely keep my eyes open. Luckily my allergy is not AS BAD as many – but I can empathize with those with worse conditions. In Southwest’s defense, if I would call ahead of time and inform them I was allergic to peanuts they would gladly air out the aircraft and refrain from serving peanuts on my flight. Although I am not against the idea of peanuts being restricted from all flights, I do appreciate people’s comments regarding the absurdity of such an all-encompassing rule. I think an effective and simple solution might be to ask passengers either verbally when tickets are purchased person-to-person, or via a question prior to an e-ticket purchase that asks the traveler if they are allergic to peanuts. If yes – then that particular flight can be aired out of prior peanuts and peanuts not served on that flight. I look forward to seeing the outcome to this issue.