Beginning June 1, 2012, Delta Airlines will change its peanut allergy policy. The Delta website reads: "Effective on flights operating June 1, 2012 and beyond, when you notify us that you have a peanut allergy, we'll refrain from serving peanuts and peanut products onboard your flight."
Delta requests that passengers notify them of their peanut allergies at least 48 hours before their flight. They also point out that, while they will not serve peanuts in-flight, they can not guarantee that the flight will be completely peanut-free.
In the past, Delta would create a buffer zone of three rows around a passenger who notified them of a peanut allergy. This new policy will make air travel a little safer for travelers with peanut allergies.
Before making travel reservations, check out our list of airline food allergy policies. The list includes contact information for each airline so you can call ahead to request special meals or food allergy accommodations.
So much for there policy…I ran off one of there flights last night…..the attendant did not know about the policy change….i called ahead….was treated rudely and that is putting it nicely. They were planning on serving peanuts and they did according to my husband and he only knew since he was not allowed to leave the plane!
That is terrible. I hope you have called or written a letter to Delta’s corporate headquarters.