I don't think SQ will go entirely nutfree. But I think they might restrict giving out bags of nuts (oh great, more cutbacks) and maybe give out crackers.

I was on a flight once upon a time ago in J and we were told just before the meal service that due to someone in economy has a severe nut allergy that no peanut sauce can be served on that flight. Sure there we were disappointed but for us frequent travellers, this is understandable. Unlike the barrage of hateful postings on FB and other social media toward the parents when news of this was announced.

I've a friend with a nut allergy whom I have made reservations on SQ for. I will call SQ reservations advise them. They ask if its Nut Allergy 1 or 2. Nut allergy 1 means that she can't eat nuts but is okay that other people eat it. Nut allergy # 2 is like the kid. Where the entire aircraft has to be stripped of nuts for that flight, all meals served to everyone onboard must not contain nuts and in some cases, no one must even mention the word, nut. If the airline has been informed beforehand, SQ will cater to the needs of even one passenger. But it seems that the parents of this child did not tell SQ anything.

Most Singaporeans / Asians still don't have a grasp of how food allergies and intolerances work. People were comparing this nut story with lactose intolerance etc. As someone who has a wheat intolerance, I am faced with ignorant and ill informed restaurant staff who do not understand that eating something can cause harm to me. Most just think I am 'fussy'.