Preboarding

[babygirlamg]

I'm flying southwest .. How does pre boarding work with peanut allergy.. I know to check in like normal but do I have to anything different

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

Talk to the agent at your gate and let him or her know you need to preboard.

 

[Horace Horsecollar]

I'm flying southwest .. How does pre boarding work with peanut allergy.. I know to check in like normal but do I have to anything different

There's more to it than just how boarding works.

Go to http://www.southwest.com/html/customer-service/unique-travel-needs/index-pol.html

Click on "Peanut Dust Allergies" on the vertical bar on the left.

 

[babygirlamg]

There's more to it than just how boarding works.

Go to http://www.southwest.com/html/customer-service/unique-travel-needs/index-pol.html

Click on "Peanut Dust Allergies" on the vertical bar on the left.

Thank you that link was helpful... Also I don't have a printer can I check in and then have them print my boarding pass at the airport??

 

[Horace Horsecollar]

Thank you that link was helpful... Also I don't have a printer can I check in and then have them print my boarding pass at the airport??

Yes, you can check in at 24 hours even if you don't have a printer. Then "reprint" your boarding passes at an airport kiosk or at the Southwest counter.

(If you bought EBCI, you'll be checked in automatically at 36 hours.)

 

[TeachTink]

I'm flying southwest .. How does pre boarding work with peanut allergy.. I know to check in like normal but do I have to anything different

You get to preboard because of a peanut allergy? I am not being insensitive to your allergy, but I don't understand how something like that allows someone to preboard?

 

[Shelly F - Ohio]

You get to preboard because of a peanut allergy? I am not being insensitive to your allergy, but I don't understand how something like that allows someone to preboard?

In order to avoid death a person with a peanut allergy has to pre- board the plane and wipe down their seat area in case there is peanut dust left by the previous flyer who sat in that seat. Some peanut allergy people also cover there seat with a protective cover. Hence the need to preboard.


OP please call SWA and inform them you have a peanut allergy that way they will not serve peanuts on your flight.

 

[clanmcculloch]

You get to preboard because of a peanut allergy? I am not being insensitive to your allergy, but I don't understand how something like that allows someone to preboard?

People who preboard don't "get" to preboard. They HAVE to preboard for one reason or another. It's not some kind of privilege. It's a necessity that makes airline travel possible.

As PP said, those with food allergies may need to preboard to clean the area where they will be sitting. Not everybody with food allergies needs to do this. We've never had to preboard due to our numerous allergies, but we don't have contact allergies and we're not at risk for mid-flight anaphylactic shock. Those who are this sensitive will preboard for life-or-death reasons.

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

In order to avoid death a person with a peanut allergy has to pre- board the plane and wipe down their seat area in case there is peanut dust left by the previous flyer who sat in that seat. Some peanut allergy people also cover there [sic] seat with a protective cover. Hence the need to preboard.


OP please call SWA and inform them you have a peanut allergy that way they will not serve peanuts on your flight.

That's a little extreme! The vast majority of those with peanut allergies are not at risk of dying when exposed.

 

[seashoreCM]

You should get to the airport earlier than usual so that necessary paperwork and advisories can be done.

If you feel you need more time to get settled then please make a request to pre-board stating those reasons. This is a courtesy to the airline to optimize the boarding process because you shall be calmly and quietly doing the same things (like wiping down the seat) even if you are denied pre-boarding.

 

[monorailsilver]

That's a little extreme! The vast majority of those with peanut allergies are not at risk of dying when exposed.

But the op may be, you don't know.

My 10 yo just had a peanut challenge the first week of January. His labs were great.

They put a drop of peanut butter on his skin and initially he had no reaction but with in about 5 min he had a huge welt-think 2-3 inches in diameter (there were 2 areas) and he was itchy but he couldn't scratch. Then his allergist asked if I still wanted to try him eating peanut butter, he said sometimes when there is this skin reaction they can still tolerate it. I figured what the heck, we are here and if you don't try you don't know.

They gave him 1/2 a tsp and remember he isn't that allergic. Normal labs are under 2 and he is 3.5, he used to be over 20. With in 2 minutes he didn't feel good. His stomach hurt and the he started with his reaction of spitting up gooey sputum.

So while he doesn't get the sputum part from touch, if he touched an area with peanuts, tree nuts, egg whites or dairy (dairy was over 120 when he was a baby), and then puts those fingers in his mouth he will have a reaction.

A while we don't have a need to preboard, others do and especially peanuts since some have the airborne allergy. Really would you want to be on a plane if it was you with that risk and be vomiting with people around you or would you want to be sitting on the plane next to someone who is vomiting. I surely don't.

 

[seashoreCM]

But His stomach hurt and the he started with his reaction of spitting up gooey sputum. .

Spit (the allergic reaction happened in his throat also) or vomit (the reaction was only in his stomach)??

 

[rwdavis2]

To really send this thread off the rails, I read an article about the latest research into peanut allergies and they are starting to treat it much the same way is done with allergy shots. Slow and gradual exposure to peanuts to build a tolerance. It appears to show some good results.

 

[monorailsilver]

Spit (the allergic reaction happened in his throad also) or vomit (the reaction was only in his stomach)??

Huh? He didn't vomit but this is his anaphylactic reaction to his food allergies. Thankfully Benadryl works on him right now. He also gets hives on his face/cheeks and trunk.

To really send this thread off the rails, I read an article about the latest research into peanut allergies and they are starting to treat it much the same way is done with allergy shots. Slow and gradual exposure to peanuts to build a tolerance. It appears to show some good results.

Our allergist in CT does a peanut desensitization. He keeps asking me if I want to do it but since I don't make a doctors salary and insurance doesn't cover it I won't do it as it is over $1000. But they give a 1/1000th or something like that of a peanut on day 1 and slowly increase it. He said it has worked on 500 or so people now.

 

[rwdavis2]

Our allergist in CT does a peanut desensitization. He keeps asking me if I want to do it but since I don't make a doctors salary and insurance doesn't cover it I won't do it as it is over $1000. But they give a 1/1000th or something like that of a peanut on day 1 and slowly increase it. He said it has worked on 500 or so people now.

Wow, that's pretty pricey.

 

[TeachTink]

If a peanut allergy is that severe, wouldn't it be dangerous for that person to be the one wiping down their own seat? What if there was peanut dust on the seat and in the air around the seat?

Again, I mean no disrespect, this is just something I don't know much about.

 

[LilyWDW]

If a peanut allergy is that severe, wouldn't it be dangerous for that person to be the one wiping down their own seat? What if there was peanut dust on the seat and in the air around the seat?

Again, I mean no disrespect, this is just something I don't know much about.

Usually another member of the traveling party would do that part, though the person could use gloves if needed.

One thing to remember though is that they will NOT guarantee a peanut free flight. That is impossible. The planes are not cleaned very well between flights and other passengers can bring on peanut products. While the attendants may ask that passengers not eat said peanut products, they will not do anything if someone decides they must have their granola bar with peanuts in it.

 

[stitchlovestink]

Usually another member of the traveling party would do that part, though the person could use gloves if needed.

One thing to remember though is that they will NOT guarantee a peanut free flight. That is impossible. The planes are not cleaned very well between flights and other passengers can bring on peanut products. While the attendants may ask that passengers not eat said peanut products, they will not do anything if someone decides they must have their granola bar with peanuts in it.

Exactly!! So if someone has that severe of an allergy, they have to decide if it is truly worth the risk of putting themselves at the mercy of everyone else on the plane complying. Flying is not a right to anyone of us.

 

[LilyWDW]

Exactly!! So if someone has that severe of an allergy, they have to decide if it is truly worth the risk of putting themselves at the mercy of everyone else on the plane complying. Flying is not a right to anyone of us.

Not saying this is the OP, but I have seen to many times where someone says "Oh, we told the airline that we had a peanut allergy so they will provide us a peanut free flight." So I ALWAYS make sure to post like I did because a fully, 100%, peanut free flight is impossible and I don't want anyone to think otherwise and end up ill or worse.

 

[babygirlamg]

Not saying this is the OP, but I have seen to many times where someone says "Oh, we told the airline that we had a peanut allergy so they will provide us a peanut free flight." So I ALWAYS make sure to post like I did because a fully, 100%, peanut free flight is impossible and I don't want anyone to think otherwise and end up ill or worse.

I am aware that its impossible for 100% peanut free flight.