So, in reading the news, I see where the reaction was due to a child actually ingesting a cashew. Dd would never consume any food offered her on an airplane, unless packaged with a label that we know and use regularly, like Rold Gold pretzels or such.
We have booked flights to Florida, on United. How do people currently feel about then. They serve no peanuts. Dd is 15, and eats daily in a cafeteria with other students eating PB, granola bars, etc... She plays basketball(everyone touches the same balls) with girls who certainly eat granola bars. I am thinking she is safe on a flight. She has also attended sporting events where peanuts are around.
We had no choices. it was about the only flight we could get for our dates short of spending $300 more for each member of our family.