Flying with food allergies
July 12, 2008 by Grace Ibay
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Our daughter has logged more than 10 round-trip flights since she was born 3 years ago. Two of them were international flights. Flying with a food-allergic child is still nerve-wracking, (really, is flying with any child stress-free? LOL!) but we have gotten more prepared and less frantic over the years.
Here are some of the tips that work for flying with food-allergic children.
1. Notify the airline ahead of your children’s food allergies. Most airlines now do not serve peanuts because it is one of the most allergenic and fatal food when inhaled. Those that do serve peanuts may have …read more




