Best and Worst Airlines For Peanut Allergies

Charlotte Pollard · 2018-08-15T05:46:14.067Z

Best 1. Delta Air • Delta will refrain from serving peanuts and peanut products onboard your flight, if you notify them. They will make sure that other snacks are available for passengers. Though they cannot guarantee that the flight will be completely peanut-free • They allow pre-boarding to clean your seating area. • It is best to notify Delta 48 hours before your flight of your peanut allergy, so they organise non-peanut snacks 2. Air Canada • Air Canada no longer carries bar snacks containing peanuts, but cannot provide a special meal that is nut or peanut-free, and cannot prevent other passengers bringing their own snacks containing peanuts or tree nuts • Air Canada does not allow a child who is severely allergic to peanuts to travel as an unaccompanied minor • If you have a severe allergy to peanuts or nuts you may request a buffer zone to be set up around your seat to help avoid the risk of exposure. • Only the customers seated within the buffer zone will be informed that they must not consume nut or peanut products. They will not be offered any Air Canada snacks containing nuts. • There will NOT be a general announcement to all customers about the existence of a buffer zone or about the customer with severe nut or peanut allergies. • To request the buffer zone, you must contact the Air Canada Medical Assistance Desk (1-800-667-4732) at least 48 hours before your flight. 3. JetBlue Airline • JetBlue does not serve peanuts but does serve snack products containing tree nuts, and cannot guarantee that the aircraft or snacks will be 100% free of peanuts or their derivatives • Please inform the head inflight crewmember upon boarding of your severe nut allergy. Upon request, a crew member will create a buffer zone one row in front and one row behind the allergic person. Crew will ask customers seated in the buffer zone to refrain from consuming any nut containing products they have brought onboard and will not serve any nut containing products to these rows. • On a recent JetBlue Mint flight, my clients, one of whom has a nut allergy, was helpfully given the ingredients list of all the dishes served in JetBlue Mint by the flight crew, who was also happy to leave off an allergy-containing garnish. • JetBlue will offer a full refund to customers for whom these conditions make it impossible to travel 4. Swiss Airlines • Swiss Airlines does not serve peanuts on board but is unable to provide meals without any trace of peanuts • Passengers with serious nut allergies should bring their own food that does not require chilling or heating on board • Swiss requests all passengers NOT to bring peanuts on board with them. • Cabin crew are trained to respond to an allergic emergency 5. British Airways • Nuts (although not peanuts) are served on board, and meals may be produced at a facility that handles peanuts; therefore British Airways is unable to offer a peanut-free special meal • Allowed to pre-board to wipe down your seating area. Passengers must bring their own wipes • When boarding, you must inform the Cabin Crew of your severe peanut or tree nut allergy. If you request it, Cabin Crew will make an announcement so that other passengers are aware of your allergy. Cabin Crew ill suspend the serving of loose nut snacks in your cabin of travel. 6. Singapore Airlines • Nut-free special meal is available that does not contain peanuts and tree nuts (including almonds, Brazil nuts, cashew nuts, hazelnuts, pistachios, walnuts, pecans, macadamias and their derivatives). You must request a nut-free meal at least 48 hours before departure. • Singapore Airlines cannot provide a nut-free cabin or guarantee an allergy-free environment on board as other passengers may be served meals containing nuts and may bring their own snacks containing nuts on board. Worst 1. Cathy Pacific Airlines • Cathay Pacific does NOT provide peanut-free or tree nut-free special meals, and cannot guarantee cross-contamination of peanuts and/or tree nuts with in-flight catering. Allergic passengers should bring their own meals that do not require chilling or pre-heating. • Cathay Pacific cannot prevent passengers from bringing their own peanut / tree nut products on board, and cannot insist they do not open or eat them. • Cathay Pacific cannot make general announcements requesting other passengers refrain from consuming peanuts or tree nuts. • Passengers with documented peanut and/or tree nut allergies can, subject to operational limitation, request priority boarding and bring their own cleaning wipes to wipe down their seating area. 2. United Airlines • Nuts (although not pre-packaged peanuts) are served, and could have traces of peanuts • No buffer zones • “In some cases we may be able to pass along your request to other customers seated nearby to refrain from opening or eating any peanut products that they may have brought on board 3. Etihad Airlines • Nuts may be served on their own or be present as an ingredient in in-flight meals. Etihad does not guarantee a peanut-free environment or peanut-free meals on board • It is possible that traces of peanuts or their derivatives could be in the cabin or the aircraft air conditioning • Passengers with severe nut allergies should bring their own food. Cabin crew will be happy to warm your meal for you. 4. Emirates Airlines • Nuts are served on all Emirates flights, either as a meal ingredient or as an accompaniment to drinks • Emirates cannot guarantee peanut-free meals and does not provide nut-free meals–you should bring your own meal on board if you have a peanut allergy. • Other passengers may also bring food onboard that could contain nuts • Emirates accepts no responsibility for any allergic reaction you may suffer while on board 5. American Airlines • No pre-boarding for allergic passengers • Nuts (although not peanuts) are served, and could have trace elements of peanuts • No buffer zones

Best

1. Delta Air

Delta will refrain from serving peanuts and peanut products onboard your flight, if you notify them. They will make sure that other snacks are available for passengers. Though they cannot guarantee that the flight will be completely peanut-free
They allow pre-boarding to clean your seating area.
It is best to notify Delta 48 hours before your flight of your peanut allergy, so they organise non-peanut snacks

2. Air Canada

Air Canada no longer carries bar snacks containing peanuts, but cannot provide a special meal that is nut or peanut-free, and cannot prevent other passengers bringing their own snacks containing peanuts or tree nuts
Air Canada does not allow a child who is severely allergic to peanuts to travel as an unaccompanied minor
If you have a severe allergy to peanuts or nuts you may request a buffer zone to be set up around your seat to help avoid the risk of exposure.
Only the customers seated within the buffer zone will be informed that they must not consume nut or peanut products. They will not be offered any Air Canada snacks containing nuts.
There will NOT be a general announcement to all customers about the existence of a buffer zone or about the customer with severe nut or peanut allergies.
To request the buffer zone, you must contact the Air Canada Medical Assistance Desk (1-800-667-4732) at least 48 hours before your flight.

3. JetBlue Airline

JetBlue does not serve peanuts but does serve snack products containing tree nuts, and cannot guarantee that the aircraft or snacks will be 100% free of peanuts or their derivatives
Please inform the head inflight crewmember upon boarding of your severe nut allergy. Upon request, a crew member will create a buffer zone one row in front and one row behind the allergic person. Crew will ask customers seated in the buffer zone to refrain from consuming any nut containing products they have brought onboard and will not serve any nut containing products to these rows.
On a recent JetBlue Mint flight, my clients, one of whom has a nut allergy, was helpfully given the ingredients list of all the dishes served in JetBlue Mint by the flight crew, who was also happy to leave off an allergy-containing garnish.
JetBlue will offer a full refund to customers for whom these conditions make it impossible to travel

4. Swiss Airlines

Swiss Airlines does not serve peanuts on board but is unable to provide meals without any trace of peanuts
Passengers with serious nut allergies should bring their own food that does not require chilling or heating on board
Swiss requests all passengers NOT to bring peanuts on board with them.
Cabin crew are trained to respond to an allergic emergency

5. British Airways

Nuts (although not peanuts) are served on board, and meals may be produced at a facility that handles peanuts; therefore British Airways is unable to offer a peanut-free special meal
Allowed to pre-board to wipe down your seating area. Passengers must bring their own wipes
When boarding, you must inform the Cabin Crew of your severe peanut or tree nut allergy. If you request it, Cabin Crew will make an announcement so that other passengers are aware of your allergy. Cabin Crew ill suspend the serving of loose nut snacks in your cabin of travel.

6. Singapore Airlines

Nut-free special meal is available that does not contain peanuts and tree nuts (including almonds, Brazil nuts, cashew nuts, hazelnuts, pistachios, walnuts, pecans, macadamias and their derivatives). You must request a nut-free meal at least 48 hours before departure.
Singapore Airlines cannot provide a nut-free cabin or guarantee an allergy-free environment on board as other passengers may be served meals containing nuts and may bring their own snacks containing nuts on board.

Worst

1. Cathy Pacific Airlines

Cathay Pacific does NOT provide peanut-free or tree nut-free special meals, and cannot guarantee cross-contamination of peanuts and/or tree nuts with in-flight catering. Allergic passengers should bring their own meals that do not require chilling or pre-heating.
Cathay Pacific cannot prevent passengers from bringing their own peanut / tree nut products on board, and cannot insist they do not open or eat them.
Cathay Pacific cannot make general announcements requesting other passengers refrain from consuming peanuts or tree nuts.
Passengers with documented peanut and/or tree nut allergies can, subject to operational limitation, request priority boarding and bring their own cleaning wipes to wipe down their seating area.

2. United Airlines

Nuts (although not pre-packaged peanuts) are served, and could have traces of peanuts
No buffer zones
“In some cases we may be able to pass along your request to other customers seated nearby to refrain from opening or eating any peanut products that they may have brought on board

3. Etihad Airlines

Nuts may be served on their own or be present as an ingredient in in-flight meals. Etihad does not guarantee a peanut-free environment or peanut-free meals on board
It is possible that traces of peanuts or their derivatives could be in the cabin or the aircraft air conditioning
Passengers with severe nut allergies should bring their own food. Cabin crew will be happy to warm your meal for you.

4. Emirates Airlines

Nuts are served on all Emirates flights, either as a meal ingredient or as an accompaniment to drinks
Emirates cannot guarantee peanut-free meals and does not provide nut-free meals–you should bring your own meal on board if you have a peanut allergy.
Other passengers may also bring food onboard that could contain nuts
Emirates accepts no responsibility for any allergic reaction you may suffer while on board

5. American Airlines

No pre-boarding for allergic passengers
Nuts (although not peanuts) are served, and could have trace elements of peanuts
No buffer zones

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