This blog is all about living life full out, and how can you do that without the odd vacation? Flying with a peanut allergy is not an easy task. Until recently there were no peanut free airlines which made travel risky at best for those with a peanut allergy.

Here is a brief history on airline peanuts in 3 sentences or less. When airlines first took off peanut allergies were much less prevalent and the world was not the considerate place it was, but quickly airlines introduced peanut free flights and would cater to those with an allergy if alerted. A few accidents occurred when peanut allergic  individuals  had a reaction on board due to peanuts brought on by other passengers or the air circulation system and this stopped to prevent law suits (as a safe environment couldn’t be guaranteed). Today many airlines has stopped serving peanuts entirely; many airlines still serve peanuts and others serve tree nuts.

Personally I took a hiatus from air travel from the age of about 10-22 because of this. I suspect I am not the only one with a food allergy who has missed out on travel, it is very tragic. Today many airlines have become peanut free and I’ve been making up for lost time.

Both Air Canada & Westjet have stopped serving peanuts on their flights. Westjet is a Canadian domestic airline and Air Canada flies internationally. I have flown on both airlines numerous times without even a scare. My Westjet flights have been short so I can not comment on their food; on my Air Canada flights I found suitable meal options (even with my soy allergy and vegetarian preferences).  I strongly recommend both these airlines for allergy safe travel.

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LIVING Peanut Free,

Dan.