Originally Posted by
Ghoulish
Do you mean as in in the crevice of the seat?
Theres no such thing as "contact" nut allergies, consumption is required to trigger a reaction.
This is incorrect, and part of the problem with people who declare they have "nut allergies".
Most people are as you say, they are only at issue if they ingest the offending nut.
But their are people, the ones who truly have severe allergies requiring they carry Epi Pens that can have life threatening anaphylactic shock if the merely come in contact with the nut or something that has been exposed to the nut dust. For these people, travel in public planes, trains and buses is quite difficult.
Fortunately, these severe reactions are very, very rare.
The airlines could easily separate the two merely by asking to see their Epi Pen and other medications. If you ain't carrying these life saving medications (they are extremely expensive!!!) then you do not have the real illness) and can be told you have "Planters Syndrome" (Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't)
