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Southwest Restores Nut Allergy Pre-Board, Advocates Seek More
Southwest Airlines will once again allow travelers with peanut and nut allergies to pre-board to wipe seating areas for allergens.… Read more »
United Says Allergic Woman Removed from Flight for ‘Safety’
United Airlines stands by its flight crew’s decision to ask a woman with food allergies to leave a flight. The… Read more »
Allergy Groups Launch Pre-Boarding Action Against Southwest Air
Four allergy advocacy organizations have jointly filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) over Southwest Airlines’ change… Read more »
Kicked Off Plane for Allergy, Woman Files DOT Complaint
A business traveler has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), alleging that United Airlines discriminated against… Read more »
Food Allergy and Air Travel Survey: Have Your Say
At Allergic Living, we are happy to support the launch of a new survey on air travel with food allergies.… Read more »
Southwest Ends Peanut Allergy Pre-boarding, Families Upset
Southwest Airlines has changed its pre-boarding policy for peanut allergy. No longer are food allergy passengers being allowed to pre-board… Read more »
Plane Diverts for Allergic Reaction: Why No FAA Report?
• Pilot diverted San Francisco-Singapore flight to Hawaii due to passenger’s allergic reaction. • FAA says: United Airlines didn’t file… Read more »
It’s Come to This: ‘Borrowing’ Epinephrine on Planes
“Does anyone have an epinephrine auto-injector or antihistamines?” On two different flights within a year, Dr. Kimberly Blumenthal walked the… Read more »
Anaphylaxis Over Ocean: MD Finds No Epinephrine Vial in Plane’s Kit
Is there a doctor on board? Yet again, we come across a story of an emergency 30,000 feet up in… Read more »