Great news for travelers with severe peanut allergies! As of June 1, 2012,
Delta Airlines has a new, more accommodating
peanut allergy policy.
Here is what the new policy states:
When you notify us that you have a peanut allergy, we'll create a buffer zone of three rows in front of and three rows behind your seat. Effective on flights operating June 1, 2012 and beyond, when you notify us that you have a peanut allergy, we’ll refrain from serving peanuts and peanut products onboard your flight. We'll also advise cabin service to board additional non-peanut snacks, which will allow our flight attendants to serve these snack items to everyone within this area.
Gate agents will be notified in case you'd like to pre-board and cleanse the immediate seating area. We'll do everything we can, but unfortunately we still can't guarantee that the flight will be completely peanut-free.
It is encouraging to see that airlines are making progress in understanding food allergies and that they are doing their best to keep ALL of their passengers safe.
Thank you Delta!
ReplyDeleteI flew Delta yesterday. The head stewardess was very rude when I informed her of my allergy. She said she needed documentation of my allergy. The other stewardesses did serve peanut-free in the economy cabin and apologized to me for the head stewardess' attitude. On the other hand, on my flight last week, all of the staff was very accommodating and helpful.
ReplyDeleteI have a severe tree nut allergy so all the focus only on peanuts is very frustrating. I flew Delta 1 week ago. I requested at the time of my reservation "no nuts". They said they would accomdate that so I booked the flight. On the way there the flight attendants asked if I was allergic to all nuts and did not offer any of their food products for purchase that contained nuts. On the way back the head flight attendant was extremely rude. I spoke with him ahead of time and he said Delta's policy only involves peanuts and not selling peanut m & m's. He informed me after they served all the nut contained food. By the last 40 minutes of my flight I was have an allergy reaction. This has now continued for a week and I have had a hemiplegic migraine which shows as stroke like symptoms. They say it can be triggered by any allergy. I have never had a migraine before. It would be great if airlines removed ALL nuts off flights. I really think people can live for 3-4 hours of their life without nuts.
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ReplyDeleteIsn't there a preboarding or during flight medication that those who actual or psychosomatic affects can use?
ReplyDeleteWhy must the rest of the flyers miss their peanuts?
We were just on a Delta flight and they stopped all peanut service when a mom of a kid objected. During that flight there were probably dozens of active carriers of infections coughing and sneezing. Do these peanuts folks go into restaurants, movies, etc and mandate no peanuts by the other customers, etc. How about face masks, as folks in Asia use on the streets?
Just trying to suggest some sensibility.
You reallly do not get this at all.. psychosomatic??? seriously?? When my kids throats snap shut while they launch into cardiac arrest within mere moments of exposure... you think its sensible to allow peanuts inside a plane up in the air with no ER?? epipens only buy 10 minutes of relief, maybe if at all, and have the risk of causing a heart attack! and no they do not get to eat in restaurants and all sorts of social issues are part of life... but it is outrageous to not be able to fly because some dude can't live without his peanuts for a couple of hours... I think that puts some sensibility into this conversation. Close your eyes and imagine its your child ... and just thank God it isn't you and put away the nuts and be grateful for your good fortune. Random acts of kindness is all the rage... try it, even if it inconveniences you a little.
ReplyDelete@ Anonymous ... You really have to be the most ignorant person on the planet. How dare you?... Psychosomatic!!! Really????
ReplyDeleteMaybe you should inform yourself before you make such an inappropriate, cruel and ridiculous comment. Anaphylaxis kills in minutes....Shame on you! If only stupidity was painful.
My disabled child has to take his medication with a protein and that protein is peanut butter. If you have an allergy we will move out of the buffer zone but he will be having his sandwich on the flight.
ReplyDeleteHaving flown today, March 20,2013 I need to say that the peanut ban has
ReplyDeleteentered the hysteria zone.DELTA banned all peanuts on two consecutive
flights.No notification prior to the flight. The attendant,told me one
person had severe peanut allergy.Did you see doctor's documentation? NO
Should Delta worry about this slippery slope,when you think about
Gluten, other food alleregies, on and on? One person on a plane of 250 people
dictates acceptable behavior for 3 hours?? answer to peanut reactors
DON'T FLY ON AN AIRPLANE!!! HAVE PARENTS DRIVE THEIR CHILDREN.
DON'T PUNISH ME !! LCD
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DeleteYou know why they do that? some people cant even smell peanuts without almost dying. So that is completely different than Gluten and most other cases, try to become educated before you make yourself look like a jerk
DeleteI am severely allergic to peanuts just the smell sets me off and just yesterday I was on a delta flight and informed the flight well before hand of my allergy, but when i boarded the stewardess said that she would still serve peanuts just not in my seating row, and that it was not their policy to not serve peanuts if an allergy is present and if i didnt like that i could get on a different plane
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