"most powerful woman in NY"...must have been my mother-in-law. But seriously, I have a a three year old with a severe peanut allergy. We flew with him for the first time on JetBlue a month ago. We called the airline ahead of time and asked that peanuts not be served. We battled with the decision to call (were we over reacting) but it is our son and better safe than sorry. The airline did not have peanuts on the flight, so kudos to them. As a father of a child with this allergy, I never would have given it a second thought before, but now that I have this, I understand in a way. It is life threatening, really it is. Airlines will eventually stop serving them. BTW...what is DWKWIA?
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Burj
Wow UNBELIEVABLE.... I mentioned to a relative of mine who is a doctor, but doesn't fly much, that this is becoming a common problem...
She pointed out that the simple solution is to ask the parents if they have a epipen with them. Any parent who has a child with a serious allergy always carries at least one, if not several, epipens. If the parents do NOT have an epipen they should NOT be allowed to board. Not carrying an epipen but insisting on no peanuts being served is a clear sign that the parents have either control/power issues, or are woefully unprepared...in either case you do not want them on board.
We carry epipens always but once administered, you MUST rush the child to the hospital as it can be very dangerous. Being 30k feet up might make some parents opt not to give it unless the child is definitely struggling with breathing.