09-07-2017
03:54 PM
09-07-2017
03:54 PM
I also have had to deal with this allergy for my entire life, and it has only gotten worse. Before I get into the extremely frustating part, I would rather bring up what I think are two very simple options moving forward. 1. Do not make travelers go out of their way to find the disabilities page when booking a flight to mark they have an allergy. Instead, upon confirming the booking of your flight simply add the following boxes to "check if they apply" - I have a peanut allergy - i will request special assistance OR 2. Permanently mark me as someone who suffers from a peanut allergy- link my rapid rewards number, email address, or phone number 3. since it is impossible to guarantee a peanut free flight simply avoid serving peanuts all together -this eliminates a lot of the issue to begin with -as well as have the flight attendants mention that there is an allergy and it would be appreciated if passengers refrain from eating them Now- here is what the issue has been with Southwest specifically- and dont' get me wrong, I love Southwest. 1. If someone else is booking my flight- ie company, other family, boyfriend etc, they don't know to go and mark that I have a disability. So when it comes to boarding I alert the flight attendants and they almost seem put out. I simply say " i have a severe nut allergy, if there is any way that you serve an alternative snack that would be great. I will not be a liability to you as I carry an epi pen, but an announcement would be greatly apreciated as well.
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