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Author Topic: Yet another "which airline to use thread."  (Read 3144 times)

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Offline SweetandSour

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Yet another "which airline to use thread."
« on: January 22, 2012, 10:35:38 AM »
DH and I need to find an airline. Our best friends are getting married in AZ. I am very inhalation reactive, so if there are any that do not serve nuts at all at this time, it would be great. Buffer zones would probably be ok, but I just don't want to risk that!

Thanks!
Allergic to: Peanuts, Tree nuts, Mango, Robitussin, Acetaminophen

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Offline nameless

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Re: Yet another "which airline to use thread."
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2012, 01:10:15 PM »
From what I've experienced - American, United, US Airways (my standard 3 pn free airlines) all have warmed tree nuts in first class (I usually don't smell it if I sit on the wing or farther back) and all have a buy-on-board option which includes a pack of tree nuts.

I think calling each and asking for the disability coordinator specifically and find out which can give you a buffer zone will be the strategy. Then, of course, talk to the flight attendants on the day to make 500% sure they won't walk through the coach cabin with warmed tree nuts as their own snack in the back of the plane. That happened once, and 30 minutes after I went back, made them get the head flight attendant, and chewed them out nicely. Just so happened they weren't supposed to do that anyway and broke the rules.

Good luck!  Other options to consider, not sure how far you are from where you are going in AZ -- is train or driving?

Adrienne
40+ years dealing with:
Allergies: peanut, most treenuts, shrimp
New England

Offline nameless

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Re: Yet another "which airline to use thread."
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2012, 01:11:28 PM »
Oh - and if you are going to be in Tucson, let me know if you want any guidance/suggestions :)

Adrienne
40+ years dealing with:
Allergies: peanut, most treenuts, shrimp
New England

Offline GingerPye

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Re: Yet another "which airline to use thread."
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2012, 01:29:40 PM »
Later this spring we are taking Allegiant Air to Arizona.  I've been told -- no peanuts. 
I've never flown this airline before -- American and United are our usuals.  My kids seem not to be inhalant-reactive, however, so far.
DD, 25 - MA/EA/PA/env./eczema/asthma
DS, 22 - MA/EA/PA/env.
DH - adult-onset asthma
me - env. allergies, exhaustion, & mental collapse ...

Offline SweetandSour

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Re: Yet another "which airline to use thread."
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2012, 03:45:30 PM »
Thanks!
Allergic to: Peanuts, Tree nuts, Mango, Robitussin, Acetaminophen

U.S.A.

Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did.
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Offline GoingNuts

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Re: Yet another "which airline to use thread."
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2012, 06:17:03 AM »
I have no idea if they service your area, but Jet Blue rocks.  :thumbsup:
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Offline krasota

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Re: Yet another "which airline to use thread."
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2012, 10:12:03 AM »
JetBlue has cashews and maybe other tree nuts.  Not sure if cashews are an aerosol problem for the OP.  My DS isn't aerosol reactive and was fine on a JetBlue flight (he was in a carseat *and* I wiped down all the surfaces the two of us could reach/touch, plus wiped before he ate his own snacks).
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Offline SweetandSour

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Re: Yet another "which airline to use thread."
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2012, 04:28:44 PM »
Cashews aren't an issue as far as I know. But that's not something I want to try, you know?
Allergic to: Peanuts, Tree nuts, Mango, Robitussin, Acetaminophen

U.S.A.

Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did.
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Offline nameless

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Re: Yet another "which airline to use thread."
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2012, 04:43:56 PM »
I have a little paranoid thing I do...that I'll share...

...just in case

...not just useful for airborne peanut exposure

...I have in my carry-on 2 flat N95 masks. Just in case I'm in a situation I can't get out of. 

Adrienne
40+ years dealing with:
Allergies: peanut, most treenuts, shrimp
New England

Offline Ra3chel

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Re: Yet another "which airline to use thread."
« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2012, 11:42:00 PM »
JetBlue serves no peanuts, and I believe they'll refrain from serving nuts on your flight if you ask them ahead of time. Of all the airlines I've flown, they've been the hands-down most consistent, and had the absolute best and most accessible customer service.
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