Peanut/Tree nut allergies & flying

[Disfreek]

My 3 yo DD has a treenut/peanut allergy.

Have any of your with allergic kids flown? What accomodations do airlines provide for you?

What airlines have you found to be the most friendly?

Thanks

 

[Ariel8676]

I do not know from experience..but i know a couple who has a child with a ton of allergies including nut. They fly Continental and inform them about the allergy, they said one time they served pretzles, and another time they served pretzles to them and about 5 rows an front and behind( some people where complaining because they wanted peanuts..so they split it i guess). She also brings snacks for the people around them just in case..lol
I would also make sure the resort you are staying in knows about it a well, and make sure they CHANGE they comforters on the beds..we don't use them anyway, but if someone was eating nuts on the bed would your dd have a reaction?
Like i said i don't know this from experience, but i hope maybe i could help a little. It must be really hard having a child with a food allergy. My 3 yo has bad allergies and asthma(dust is REAL bad) and that is hard enough to control.

 

[disneymomej]

Hi there Disfreek. We took our family to WDW in March and felt sooo well taken care of regarding dd4's peanut and treenut allergy.

Mind you, my daughter is very allergic, but not so much that she has had difficulty breathing when others have peanuts on airplanes. So, I did not worry too much about it there, just kept it out of our row. I also have a little bag that I have sewn with all her medication in it (albuterol, epipen, travel nebulizer, etc...) I also gave her some benadryl before we boarded, just as a precaution.

I was a little nervous about WDW, but they were amazing about it, very accomidating. The chef would personally come out and chat with us at each restaurant, taking us around and explaining what she could and couldn't eat. It was such a relief. They took it VERY seriously.

Hope this helps you out. Good luck!

 

[amarberry]

When we flew on United/TED last January, I remember a customer service rep telling me when I booked my ticket that we could bring food on the plane (since they don't provide a meal), but that peanut products were prohibited.

Of course, early in our flight I smelled peanuts and noticed that a young girl in front of me was munching on a PB&J sandwich that had been wrapped in foil and brought from home.

I really agree with prohibiting peanut products on flights, but I don't think that they always inform passengers of this restriction. Honestly, a couple of years ago before becoming much more aware of food allergy issues, I wouldn't have thought twice about bringing PB&J on a flight.

 

[MamaOfTwoPrincesses]

I just asked Jet Blue about this, since my older dd is allergic to peanuts. The CS rep I spoke with said that they do not offer any peanut snacks, though they do have chocolate chip cookies, which we will avoid. I'll just bring our a snack of our own to be safe.

 

[dlrhine]

We have a DD age 4 who is very allergic. We always fly on Southwest with her. Back on Sept 18th 2004 we flew to WDW and right after getting off the plane we were in an ambulance on our way to Celebration Hospital in Orlando because she wasn't breathing well. Now we call Southwest when we make our reservation and have them note the reservation. Then 24hrs before we fly we call again and advise them we are flying the next day and then an hour before we take off we check in at the gate and advise the gate agent of her allergy and then they don't serve peanuts on the flight they serve pretzels or something else. They also make an announcement that there is a child with a peanut allergy to not open any products that contain peanuts while on board, and if you want an extra snack just ask. They have always been very helpful. When we fly out we get a 7am flight and before we fly we give Zyrtec first thing in the morning when she gets up, then we give orapred with breakfast for her asthma/allergy, then about 30 mins before we take off we have to do a nebulizer treatment of pulmicort or albuterol, and also benadryl. We go to Penn State Children's Hospital her in PA and this is how the specialist has set her meds up so she can travel. Not always easy but we'll do what we have to for her to enjoy traveling also. Good luck!

 

[Disfreek]

I have already been in contact with WDW & the next day after contact the head chef at AKL called me~~ how impressive is that?

 

[disneymomej]

I have already been in contact with WDW & the next day after contact the head chef at AKL called me~~ how impressive is that?

Isn't it great?! I can't tell you how grateful we were to WDW for helping our dd's trip run smoothly without allergy worries. They were SO kind and thoughtful. Each restaurant even arranged the food so that not peanut items were not placed or made near items with peanuts and treenuts. They were very well trained and knowledgeable. I really felt that I could relax (something I seldom do when we are eating out). They did the worrying for me. Just another reason I think WDW is so magical!