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And rather than make sure your daughter didn't eat nuts the entire planeload of people couldn't eat nuts?
You think that's "awesome" ?
Yeh, because it's not going to hurt a few people if they go without nuts for a couple of hours but on the other hand, if on the off chance my daughter came in contact with nuts, it could very well hurt her.
Trust me, we're vigilant about what she eats, but if I have to inconvenience someone for a few minutes to insure my daughters safety, then that's what I'm going to do.
Yeh, because it's not going to hurt a few people if they go without nuts for a couple of hours but on the other hand, if on the off chance my daughter came in contact with nuts, it could very well hurt her.
Trust me, we're vigilant about what she eats, but if I have to inconvenience someone for a few minutes to insure my daughters safety, then that's what I'm going to do.
But it was a plane load of people for a couple of hours .....
We flew on Southwest at Christmas time and upon boarding, told the flight attendant that our daughter had a nut allergy. Not only did they not serve peanuts to the passengers, but they also made an announcement on the PA that if anyone brought nuts, etc onboard, if they could refrain from eating them during the flight.
It was pretty awesome and as a parent of a child with nut allergies, incredibly appreciated.
That's nice they could do that. But they can't control everyone and they shouldn't be responsible in the event of a tragedy.
Yeh, because it's not going to hurt a few people if they go without nuts for a couple of hours but on the other hand, if on the off chance my daughter came in contact with nuts, it could very well hurt her.
Trust me, we're vigilant about what she eats, but if I have to inconvenience someone for a few minutes to insure my daughters safety, then that's what I'm going to do.
What if a peanut got stuck between the seat? Is the airline to blame?
And maybe I'm allergic to soda. Where do we draw the line?
That's nice they could do that. But they can't control everyone and they shouldn't be responsible in the event of a tragedy.
The airlines didn't do it because it was nice, they did it due to ADA regulations. lenniel was inconsiderate of others by not calling ahead to advise the airline of the situation.
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Originally Posted by lenniel
We flew on Southwest at Christmas time and upon boarding, told the flight attendant that our daughter had a nut allergy. Not only did they not serve peanuts to the passengers, but they also made an announcement on the PA that if anyone brought nuts, etc onboard, if they could refrain from eating them during the flight. It was pretty awesome and as a parent of a child with nut allergies, incredibly appreciated.
As I've stated earlier, I was a passenger of one those type of flights. For this type of inconvenience when a person does not call in advance we (the other passengers) end up with vouchers. In my case I missed my connection flight in another city and there was no further flights to my city or to a city within driving distance (for the airline to drive me to the airport where my car was sitting) of this airport. There were over a dozen of us put up overnight in a crappy hotel until the next day.
The airlines didn't do it because it was nice, they did it due to ADA regulations. lenniel was inconsiderate of others by not calling ahead to advise the airline of the situation.
As I've stated earlier, I was a passenger of one those type of flights. For this type of inconvenience when a person does not call in advance we (the other passengers) end up with vouchers. In my case I missed my connection flight in another city and there was no further flights to my city or to a city within driving distance (for the airline to drive me to the airport where my car was sitting) of this airport. There were over a dozen of us put up overnight in a crappy hotel until the next day.
They have to make a reasonable attempt. But their website has some pretty big disclaimers.
I think it's just stupid for anyone to think they can avoid peanut dust on an airline with any degree of certainty. If the allergy is that severe, drive.
It's a tragedy when this sort of thing happens. It's a cruel twist in life to have allergies like this, it almost makes living incompatible with the world. When it's this bad you basically accept it's going to be what kills you someday if your body doesn't change.
Suing isn't going to make anything different either.
What was he doing dining in a restaurant, any restaurant? If your allergy is that severe and life threatening, you don't relinquish control of your food.
What was this poor kid/ family doing dining out without his EpiPen and nebulizer?
Sounds to me like a personal injury lawyer convinced the family, "someone has to pay".
It's not making sense to me. If one has THAT much of an allergy, wouldn't it be too dangerous to eat out anywhere? The entire cooking area would be contaminated.
Correct. They and all other airlines request a 24 hour notice of such situations and not a few minutes.
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