Airlines: let\'s band together

I agree. We need an organized movement.

We had this discussion at the school my kids used to attend. One parent wanted the whole school peanut free because her son would take someone elses food and eat it. (He was not contact allergic.) The argument got heated when the mother of a fish allergic child said it peanuts are out, so is fish. Which led to banning several other foods, all due to allergies.

We settled on a peanut free room, fish free table, and other parents requested their child be able to change seats if allergen was close to them.

If you insist on peanut free planes what about all the other food allergies? Are you willing to have lots of foods banned? This would be OK on short flights, but difficult on long flights.

Just thought I'd play Devil's advocate...

Not all allergens are aerosolized, so I guess the first step would be to find out which ones are. We already know peanuts and fish are (and by purely anecdotal experience, sesame). Which others are?

Amy

I agree with Amy, it is the airborne factor that must be considered, not ALL possible allergens.

Peanuts and fish are definitely the most common *air borne* and personally I'd like to see both banned on planes. Also sesame because I'm terrified when someone sitting beside me is eating those tiny little seeds.
I bring my own food, but worry a seed could fly into my drink (I had that happen at a pool hall where people were eating once).

I do know people who have reactions when certain allergens are heated (one reacts to wheat if it has been recently baked). I think its impossible to ban all allergens (that would mean all food) but do *regular fliers* think it's possible to ban on a specific flight?

A few years ago when I flew I specifically asked about peanuts as some airlines were still giving them out. I got called back and told they would serve pretzels instead. I asked if they had sesame seeds. Got called back again and told there would be no snack on my flight. Fortunately nobody complained, it was only a 2 hour flight. They did serve a meal, but no peanuts or sesame seeds.

**Hope no one was offended by my earlier post. I just have concerns about others who are in a worse predicament than me.**