No Nut Traveler No Nut Traveler
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Take Survey Now
  • News
  • Reader Stories
  • Share Your Story
  • File a Complaint
  • Contact Your Legislator
  • Resources
No Nut Traveler No Nut Traveler
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Take Survey Now
  • News
  • Reader Stories
  • Share Your Story
  • File a Complaint
  • Contact Your Legislator
  • Resources
Sep 25

Airlines Face Lobbying from Allergic Travelers

Allergic travelers are getting more vocal about their rights, gaining some political support, and two new write-in campaigns are underway (one in the U.S. and one in Canada).

• In December 2013, the New Jersey Senate unanimously passed a resolution calling for commercial airlines to establish formal policies to accommodate those with peanut allergies.

“Even those with allergies who take all precautions before stepping on an airplane can still suffer critical consequences and need emergency care if exposed to peanuts in the cabin,” said Senator Joe Kyrillos (R, Monmouth), who brought forward Resolution 124.

His resolution commends the accommodations policies of JetBlue Airways and Southwest Airlines and urges other airlines to announce to passengers on the plane that there is a passenger on board with an allergy to peanuts. “The least we can do is have an announcement made for them on the flight,” he noted.

Read More

Comments are closed.

Search

Like Us On Facebook

Like Us On Facebook

Follow Us on Twitter

My Tweets

Airline Survey

Your Voice and Airline Experience with Food Allergies is needed NOW!

Take Survey Now

Follow me on Twitter

My Tweets

Like Us on Facebook

Like Us on Facebook

Sign up for our Newsletter

Please enter your email address, so we can send you updates about how you can lobby for safer flights.

We won't share your email with anyone.

2022 No Nut Traveler. All rights reserved.

The content contained in the web site of The No Nut Traveler is owned by The Not Nut Traveler, Inc and is intended for general information purposes only, and does not constitute medical or legal advice. You should not act or rely on any information in this web site without seeking the advice of a physician or an attorney. Additionally, there may be links on this web site to third-party web sites. Such links are provided for the convenience of the user, and The No Nut Traveler has no control over their content. We will not be held responsible for any action taken by the viewer as a result of the information on this web site or its links.

Site mainained by 320Studios