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Old Oct 5, 2008, 1:07 PM
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"They weren't really concerned about our 1-year-old," he said.
His wife and son took the flight on Monday, and everything was fine. She just made sure to pack the shot peanut allergy sufferers take in case of an allergic reaction.
Bell was thrilled about the new no-peanut policy.
"I think it's great," he said. "We don't have to fly. But it's so common today, if you don't do it it'll take forever to get anywhere."
Peanut precautions
Even though US Airways will no longer serve peanuts, it is not forbidding passengers to bring peanut products aboard and is not guaranteeing that other snacks it serves weren't made in facilities that also make peanuts.
"They're fine with that," Tongé said of the allergy groups. "They just don't want 120 people all opening a bag of peanuts at the same time."
US Airways' pending change leaves Southwest, Delta, Continental and Alaska as the largest airlines serving peanuts.
Furlong said airlines that still serve peanuts and don't offer peanut-free zones or peanut-free flights for allergy sufferers are losing business from them and their families and friends. Many of those allergic to peanuts are children.
"We think it's foolish because there are a million and a half people in the country with peanut allergy, and in this time of tight airline margins, to make no accommodation for that many people is leaving money on the table," he said.
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