Community | February 16, 2009 | 13 comments

Peanuts on Northwest Airlines prompt protests

source: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/02/16/airline.peanuts/index.html

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The return of peanuts to the snack menu at Northwest Airlines this month has prompted a spasm of protests from travelers with allergies.

Just weeks after Northwest began handing out peanuts as flight snacks, customers have raised allergy concerns.

The change comes four months after Northwest merged with Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines and in the midst of a national salmonella outbreak involving Peanut Corporation of America.
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13 comments // Peanuts on Northwest Airlines prompt protests

  • el_chivo
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      el_chivo  

    • I read an article about a peanut trying to get some homemade explosives into a plane. Take care of those delicious bastards.

    • 2 years ago
  • postlw8j
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      postlw8j  

    • My wife and I love peanuts, but have been blessed with two children who are allergic. We don't keep nuts in the house and can't even eat at restaurants that cook in peanut oil. If we eat anything with peanuts we have to make sure we wash up before touching our kids.
      That said, I am not opposed to airlines serving nuts, but I think it is important that people know that contact with the skin can cause a serious allergic reaction in an otherwise healthy person. I have had to change seats at ball games in order to keep my kids from being near peanuts. That's not always an option on a plane.

    • 2 years ago
  • Alex_French
  • callenstewart
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      callenstewart  

    • Oh for god's sake... it's not like a peanut is going to go wild and attack anyone. If you're allergic to peanuts, then just don't eat them.

      Just for that, I'll make a point to always pack my own peanuts every time I fly from now on.

      Beware the attack of the peanuts.

    • 2 years ago
  • malathion
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      malathion  

    • i'd be very pissed off if i didn't have nuts to go with my beer because of some nerd's allergies . pretzels are not a proper substitute .

    • 2 years ago
  • tstarkmi
  • sueathome
  • MiguelSanchez
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      MiguelSanchez  

    • I was on a plane a while ago, and before we took off the flight attendants announced no-one would be able to eat nuts, and the staff would not be serving nuts, as some-one on board had an allergy.

    • 2 years ago
  • TeejK
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      TeejK  

    • lol if u have an extreme allergic reaction you're not allowed to fly?
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      makes sense i guess

      but i noticed most airlines have peanuts still

    • 2 years ago
  • Ares
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      Ares  

    • God forbid anyone be inconvenienced by another person's hunger. A friend of mine is allergic to apples, so when he flies, he just doesn't eat apples. I don't understand why this is such a big deal (extreme allergies aside, sufferers of which shouldn't be flying in the first place).

    • 2 years ago
  • nobodysfool
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      nobodysfool  
    • Ares:

      Sufferers with extreme allergies shouldn't be flying? Why not? How are they supposed to travel from one country to another?

      And the things about allergies is that you don't know how bad an allergic reaction is going to be. It could be mild the first time, and then the next time it could be deadly. And peanut allergies are really bad because it's not unheard of to have an allergic reaction just by touching a peanut. Peanut allergy is the most common cause of anaphylaxis. It's more serious than you think.

    • 2 years ago
  • Ares
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      Ares  
    • Ares:

      I'm not saying peanut allergies are ludicrously rare, but they are by definition a minority customer base for the airline industry. How about they serve peanuts in one section, and not in the other? Or perhaps if you're allergic to peanuts, just don't eat any goddamn peanuts? If your allergy is so severe that airborne nut-pathogens can cause life threatening illness, carry an epi-pen with you.

      I'm a Firemedic, and I can tell you right now that Anaphylactic Shock is an ailment I see very frequently, and it is extremely easy to treat; epinephrine, oxygen, intubation if necessary. Wax on, wax off.

    • 2 years ago
  • Melk
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