Bringing sandwiches onto plane a no-no?

[jengelbrecht]

Our plan WAS to bring sandwiches onto the plane on our return trip home (using up our left-over counter service credits from our DDP). I know drinks are absolutely not allowed, but I wondered if food would be, or if it would even be allowed past the first security check so we could eat before boarding while waiting for our plane.
My apologies if this has been discussed already. I haven't seen this addressed yet and knew someone here would have the answer.

 

[Bob P]

AFAIK, food is fine. Why not go to the website of the carrier you are flying and see what they have to say. All airline websites have a new link on increased security measures.

For example, here is Delta's:

http://www.delta.com/traveling_chec...tes/advisories/us_security_measures/index.jsp


And here is American's:

http://www.aa.com/apps/netSAAver/Vi...entRepository&itemDescriptor=PromotionContent

 

[CarolA]

Solid food is fine.

Sandwiches are good, soup is bad.

 

[gigi1313]

i'm sure i'll get flamed for this, as other discussions on the topic have gotten ugly, but here goes...

if you are planning to bring sandwiches aboard a plane, you might be wise to avoid bringing pb&j because of passengers w/peanut allergies... quite often if a peanut allergic person is flying, the flight attendants will ask other passengers not to eat any peanut products, including pb&j sandwiches as it could make the allergic person ill... so i'd hate for someone to have packed their pb&j sandwiches and then be asked to not consume them when they're hungry...

of course, you could call or email your particular airline and ask their policy, but usually it's not a "rule" but rather a request!

just my $.02

 

[beachblanket]

i'm sure i'll get flamed for this, as other discussions on the topic have gotten ugly, but here goes...

if you are planning to bring sandwiches aboard a plane, you might be wise to avoid bringing pb&j because of passengers w/peanut allergies... quite often if a peanut allergic person is flying, the flight attendants will ask other passengers not to eat any peanut products, including pb&j sandwiches as it could make the allergic person ill... so i'd hate for someone to have packed their pb&j sandwiches and then be asked to not consume them when they're hungry...

Not flaming here, but this doesn't add up - for I just flew Delta home today from the Disney Vero Beach Resort, and they were offering peanuts as a snack during the whole flight -- and never asked passengers in advance if anyone had a "allergy."

 

[mareed]

We usually pack sandwiches (like turkey & cheese) in a cooler bag with an ice-pack, but I don't think the ice-pack will be allowed because it's filled with a gel substance (like blue ice). So, I'm concerned about packing lunchmeat like turkey and having it go bad because I plan to carry it for several hours before eating it. Any comments on the ice-pack?

 

[donmil723]

Will you be eating shortly after you go through airport security? If so, then just pack ice cubes in a zip lock bag and pitch it right before security. If you are not eating until after you get on the plane, perhaps you could pack an extra zip lock bag and purchase a cup of ice in the secure area and put that in your cooler. Of course, you'll have to pitch that before getting on board the plane but at least your food would stay cooler a little while longer.

Donna

 

[we3disneygo]

you could freeze your sandwhiches first and then when they thaw out they'll be cold?

 

[m4travel]

you could freeze your sandwhiches first and then when they thaw out they'll be cold?

What a great idea! Sort of like freezing the bottled water you take to the park so that it stays cool longer.

 

[mareed]

you could freeze your sandwhiches first and then when they thaw out they'll be cold?

We usually buy our sandwiches at the airport. We could purchase them ahead of time and freeze them. Could also do the ice cubes in the ziploc baggie thing and throw them away twice so they stay cool a little longer. Boy, this is getting pretty involved. We also carried mayo packets separately and added mayo right before we ate the sandwich so it didn't get soggy, and now it sounds like that's a no-no too.

Maybe all the airlines need to go back to serving meals.

 

[chipscinderelly]

We usually buy our sandwiches at the airport. We could purchase them ahead of time and freeze them. Could also do the ice cubes in the ziploc baggie thing and throw them away twice so they stay cool a little longer. Boy, this is getting pretty involved. We also carried mayo packets separately and added mayo right before we ate the sandwich so it didn't get soggy, and now it sounds like that's a no-no too.

Maybe all the airlines need to go back to serving meals.

FYI that there are reports that if you purchase a burger that you cannot take your ketsup packet on the plane - it's liquid, so plan accordingly!

 

[CarolA]

Not flaming here, but this doesn't add up - for I just flew Delta home today from the Disney Vero Beach Resort, and they were offering peanuts as a snack during the whole flight -- and never asked passengers in advance if anyone had a "allergy."

They will not ask. If you have an allergy it is up to you to inform them. They will then NOT serve the peanuts and ask passengers to refrain from eating peanut based foods.

Also, the little condiment packages are considered liquids so beware. So your little Mayo packet is "illegal"

(Yes it's complicated. I have written both of my Senators asking WHY we don't have the latest technology which is better then what most airports have which would make a lot of this unnessary!)

 

[beachblanket]

They will not ask. If you have an allergy it is up to you to inform them. They will then NOT serve the peanuts and ask passengers to refrain from eating peanut based foods.

Carol, thank you for the clarification. My career involves flying an average of almost 85,000 miles a year worldwide for work (and add in another 7,000 or so for vacations with my family) . Over the course of the last decade and a half, I have never once heard any announcement on any flight that peanut products were not being allowed because someone on board had an allergy, which stands as exhibit A of just how rare the incidence of true peanut allergies is (per the best research, at most about 1% of the population - and only some percentage of that group regularly fly, so the true incidence of "peanut allergy" airline passengers is likely somewhere in the .0X% --or less -- area).

Or put another way, the likelihood of a given traveller to Orlando running into this "ban" on a given flight is very, very, very low.

 

[CarolA]

Carol, thank you for the clarification. My career involves flying an average of almost 85,000 miles a year worldwide for work (and add in another 7,000 or so for vacations with my family) . Over the course of the last decade and a half, I have never once heard any announcement on any flight that peanut products were not being allowed because someone on board had an allergy, which stands as exhibit A of just how rare the incidence of true peanut allergies is (per the best research, at most about 1% of the population - and only some percentage of that group regularly fly, so the true incidence of "peanut allergy" airline passengers is likely somewhere in the .0X% --or less -- area).

Or put another way, the likelihood of a given traveller to Orlando running into this "ban" on a given flight is very, very, very low.

I agree, I can't recall ever hearing this announcment, but I do know that the airlines will do it upon request.

 

[bavaria]

Ditto here - no announcement, 68,000 miles year to date.

Also never heard the 'we have an animal in the cabin, so if you have pet allergies be advised.' They don't make that announcement either, FYI.

 

[canwegosoon]

Ditto here - no announcement, 68,000 miles year to date.

Also never heard the 'we have an animal in the cabin, so if you have pet allergies be advised.' They don't make that announcement either, FYI.

Or better yet we have a grain, nut, milk and pet allergys on board so noone gets anything but water /soda.

 

[Mousema]

There was a guy on the news last night that stopped in Chicago and picked up 5 pizzas to take with him to LA. He said they told him they were OK because they weren't liquid or gel.

 

[Julia M]

I agree, I can't recall ever hearing this announcment, but I do know that the airlines will do it upon request.

I'm kind of curious about this......my brother (who travels extensively for work, including longs trips, such as to Europe) has an extremely severe peanut allergy (carries an Epipen with him at all times, has had too many trips to the ER than I could count, etc). I asked him about the problems of peanuts on the airplane, and he kind of looked at me like I was crazy.

So, I have a feeling, in addition to the fact that of that being a rare allergy, at least some people with the allergy don't make that kind of request.

I certainly wouldn't worry too much about brining something with peanuts on the plane......it's highly unlikely to happen.

Julia

 

[Boardwalk Tigger]

SW serves peanuts on the plane. In all the many years I have flown I have never heard of a peanut warning on a plane. Sorry but that isn't going to happen!

 

[twinklebug]

Sandwiches of all types should be fine. Juice boxes are no longer allowed, even if sealed. A good alternative is to bring grapes.

NOT touching the PB topic, this argument which belongs in an entirly different thread as it has nothing to do with the OPs question... can food be brought on board?