He lives in Nevada, she lives in Ireland. He’s single and is going to graduate college this summer and do remote work in IT. He’s known for a long time she can’t safely fly due to a nut allergy.
He lives in Nevada, she lives in Ireland. He’s single and is going to graduate college this summer and do remote work in IT. He’s known for a long time she can’t safely fly due to a nut allergy.
People are allowed to bring their own food on board. My friend’s allergy is severe enough that if just one person brings nuts on board and starts eating them she’ll have a reaction because the molecules enter the air. It’s happened before to other people with nut allergies.
But people can eat nuts everywhere in public, on the subway, in class, at work etc., does that mean she spends her life in locked up at home? And nothing that can be solved by wearing masks? I’ve been flying quite a bit during covid and was wearing N95 and even N99 masks once (regular ones were sold out), and while not the most comfortable experience, it’s certainly possible to get through the day.
The scenarios you described aren’t the same as being on a plane. The air in a plane is partially recycled and blown around. If someone goes into anaphylaxis on a plane, there’s no hospitals in the sky. Even with an epi-pen, my friend must go to hospital ASAP. As for masks, that wouldn’t help as the molecules are much smaller than viruses and they can also enter the eyes. My friend went into anaphylaxis the first time from only traces of peanut.
Your friend can alert the airline to her allergy and bring wipes to reduce the risk of direct contact with peanut residue. It is unlikely that peanut aroma or airborne dust can trigger allergies.
And yet there’s cases of it happening. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10888965/Girl-14-nut-allergy-nearly-died-aboard-flight-passenger-ate-peanuts-despite-warning.html
The daily mail is not a reliable news source. Your friend should speak to their healthcare specialist for advice on flying if they haven’t already
It was covered by other news sources including the Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/06/07/girl-nearly-died-flight-man-ignored-requests-stop-eating-nuts/
Not an isolated incident:
https://www.kevinmd.com/2022/07/a-nut-allergy-nightmare-at-35000-feet.html
https://www.businessinsider.com/woman-had-anaphylaxis-delta-flight-didnt-make-an-emergency-landing-2023-5
She did, and her doctor said it’s too dangerous for her to fly due to her allergy. 11-year old studies aren’t infallible.