Originally Posted by
lovely15
They aren't. They're bringing their own on board, then being told they can't eat them. In other words, they're doing the responsible thing, knowing their medical limitations, then are told they can't do that because someone else wasn't as responsible about their medical problems. Big issue.
Please explain
exactly how trying to travel with a life threatening allergy to peanuts constitutes "wasn't as responsible about their medical problems" because as it stands, your post is quite offensive to those who must live severe allergies over which they have no control. That's right, when an allergy is that severe, it is out of human control to stop a reaction when you are in contact with the allergen. Allergy shots, Benadryl, other drugs - all pretty much useless with that severe an allergy. The only option is to carry rescue medicines, such as an EpiPen, and pray they buy you enough time to reach a doctor.
Or are you one those who believe that for the convenience of society those with severe allergies should never leave their homes, as has been suggested in other FT posts?