Preboarding policy (for passengers with nut / peanut allergies as of 12/12/18)
 

So you don't have the spend to get to CK? You can still be a winner AND help AA keep its planes cleaner.

As noted by , , and https://www.dallasnews.com/business/american-airlines/2018/11/06/american-airlines-allow-travelers-nut-allergies-board-early-can-wipe-seats, let's see how quickly the number of passengers with allergies spikes.

PS: Title of post could read "Peanut/tree-nut allergy pax allowed to pre-board and sanitize"

So many puns running through my mind right now...

They did say in the article that they don't provide "nut buffer zones." So there's that?

can I bring my emotional support elephant to help?

if the nut people pre-board to wipe down the plane, is there anyone onboard to make sure that they actually do this ? Sure, all the FA's are busy enforcing overhead bin usage, hanging coats, greeting pax with a scowl and making PDBs, but who will enforce the wipe down ? And what if the nut people use a cleaner that causes distress for those with chemical sensitivities ? Should they be pre-boarded too ? And who will monitor them ? And what about the people with emotional support animals ? They should be preboarded. and people with children. And the elderly. and people with limited mobility. And elites. And people with low credit scores. And the Dutch. Pre-boarding for everyone !

To be ultra safe, shouldn't a pax with nut allergies swab every seat on the plane.:rolleyes:

This is nuts!

One thing I give Delta a big credit is that they make it so easy on your booking that you are allergic to peanuts. If you check that, they won't serve any peanuts during the flight which I appreciate.

This is simply meaningless. Whether nuts are served on the flight and whether a passenger swabs a seat does nothing for the nut-containing wrappers stuffed into the seats and seatback pockets as well as ground into the carpet.

This is so stupid. There are so many service improvements they could make, but they decide to do stuff like this. I give this 6 months max before it gets shut down. This is just screaming to be abused by BE pax with massive 50lb carryons claiming a nut allergy.

Nut allergies are very rare; by comparison, incidences of seafood allergies are four times more common. Where's the wipedown for seafood allergy sufferers? What about Jews and Muslims who follow Kosher and Halal dietary rules? Why can't they pre-board to swap out the tray tables with appropriate trays?

Nut allergies typically require ingestion for severe reactions to occur. What's wiping down the seat realistically going to do, provided one is wearing clothing? If wiping down a seat is pointless, does one really need to pre-board to wipe down a tray table? This is pure theater to placate certain vocal pax.

It seems to me that AA is doing this because it costs them nothing (and will probably achieve nothing). Whereas putting a system into place to avoid serving nuts (similar to how DL operates) costs money.

@swingaling You quoted an article about peanut butter. There are no loose particles to inhale in peanut butter. Whole or halved nuts are a different story because they contain nut dust particles. However, I agree with your last statement regarding the cost of implementation of nut control vs doing something like this that doesn't really do much.

I think they should offer pre-boarding to customers only with no carry-on ! So if you want to pre-board because of any "condition" you can board with no carry on baggage. Let us see how many take advantage of this ? :-) I think people have issues with pre-boarders because they take up bin space. With this they can be assured of space when the boarding groups are called...

AA would love that...Now they can downsize their cleaning crew ;-)

My throat is getting a little scratchy....

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