Family Sues American Airlines Over Peanut-Free Flight

[Dion]

A New York family is suing American Airlines over a broken peanut promise.

Dr. Tehmina Haque, a Long Island ophthalmologist, says American promised that no peanuts would be served on her family's flight because of her son's severe peanut allergy.

Four-year-old Ryahn Khan's allergy is so severe that it can be triggered by airborne peanut dust.

Haque says an American Airlines gate agent promised her that no peanuts would be served, but after the plane was in the air nuts were handed out to first class passengers and sold in coach.

http://www.woai.com/news/local/story...0-676b15cdb1c1

[BlackArcher101]

Good, sue away. I know someone that is that allergic. The epi-pen she carries only gives her 5 minutes to get to the hospital.

[Locke]

Sounds like its time for someone to live in a bubble. What if I need peanuts to live? Do we have to take seperate flights?

[Boblobla]

Originally Posted by Locke

Sounds like its time for someone to live in a bubble. What if I need peanuts to live? Do we have to take seperate flights?

Agreed.

Drive next time and STFU with your lawsuits.

[Resolute 14]

I will never understand how or why peanut allergies became so common.

I never even heard of such an allergy when I was growing up.

[CaptainCrunch]

I actually agree with the lawsuit, they were promised a peanut free flight by the airline. But by serving the peanuts, American put the kid in real jeopardy, especially with no doctor or hospital in range.

Stupid move by the airline.

[Resolute 14]

Incidentally - no reaction by the kid, no harm done. Hopefully the parents lose and end up eating the cost of the lawsuit. Idiots.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

I will never understand how or why peanut allergies became so common.

I never even heard of such an allergy when I was growing up.

Ditto, but there are all sorts of new allergy's popping up, and everyone that I know has an allergy of some kind that they didn't have when they were younger.

Even with all of the advances in medicine, I think we're becoming a frailer creature thats not well suited to our environment.

We won't need a meteor to wipe us out.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Ditto, but there are all sorts of new allergy's popping up, and everyone that I know has an allergy of some kind that they didn't have when they were younger.

Even with all of the advances in medicine, I think we're becoming a frailer creature thats not well suited to our environment.

We won't need a meteor to wipe us out.

The advances in medicine only prolong our lives despite our unhealthy lifestyles.

[Metro Gnome]

Originally Posted by Dion

A New York family is suing American Airlines over a broken peanut promise.

Dr. Tehmina Haque, a Long Island ophthalmologist, says American promised that no peanuts would be served on her family's flight because of her son's severe peanut allergy.

Four-year-old Ryahn Khan's allergy is so severe that it can be triggered by airborne peanut dust.

Haque says an American Airlines gate agent promised her that no peanuts would be served, but after the plane was in the air nuts were handed out to first class passengers and sold in coach.

http://www.woai.com/news/local/story...0-676b15cdb1c1

This may seem insensitive, but...

how is this kid going to make it? Airborne dust?? You can't Peanut Proof the whole world.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by Azure

The advances in medicine only prolong our lives despite our unhealthy lifestyles.

I have always said that the worst thing that humanity has ever done is to extend our life span beyond 50. I don't think the human body is made to live to 75 or 80 without a lot of wear illness.

Alzheimer, Cancers etc, its the kill me gene trying to do its job, but we're not letting it.

[BlackArcher101]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Incidentally - no reaction by the kid, no harm done. Hopefully the parents lose and end up eating the cost of the lawsuit. Idiots.

Huh? You mean even though the kid was put into danger that had the potential to be fatal, there should be no lawsuit since nothing actually happened?

[J pold]

I wonder why peanut allergies seem to be the only ones that people are so willing to accommodate

I remember being in elementary school and not being allowed to bring any sort of peanut material for lunch, same thing happened in junior high

[BlackArcher101]

Originally Posted by J pold

I wonder why peanut allergies seem to be the only ones that people are so willing to accommodate

Because their common and doing so usually means accommodating to more than one person with that allergy at a time. For the more rare allergies, it's "easier" for the one person to adapt.

[PowerPlayoffs06]

I'm so tired of society having to bow for the lowest common denominator. Maybe the kid should wear an oxygen mask. Y'never know when he'll walk by a guy who just ate an Oh Henry and catch a whiff and fall over dead. I bet his whole school is banned from having PB&J sandwiches for lunch, a staple of every kids childhood, because Jr. might croak.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

I have always said that the worst thing that humanity has ever done is to extend our life span beyond 50. I don't think the human body is made to live to 75 or 80 without a lot of wear illness.

Alzheimer, Cancers etc, its the kill me gene trying to do its job, but we're not letting it.

Pump someone full of enough 'modern' medicine and they 'might' live to be 70. Or 80.

Our Western mentality of 'do not care' about what we do to our bodies is the reason people are dying at 65 years old.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by PowerPlayoffs06

I'm so tired of society having to bow for the lowest common denominator. Maybe the kid should wear an oxygen mask. Y'never know when he'll walk by a guy who just ate an Oh Henry and catch a whiff and fall over dead. I bet his whole school is banned from having PB&J sandwiches for lunch, a staple of every kids childhood, because Jr. might croak.

When I was in school the kids who had peanut allergies had to eat in the classroom by themselves.

There is no way you could keep a bunch of 10 year olds from eating peanut butter and jam sandwiches.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Boblobla

Agreed.

Drive next time and STFU with your lawsuits.

Did you read the article? The parents were promised the flight would be peanut free.

If the airline said no, chances are they wouldn't have flown.

[J pold]

Originally Posted by BlackArcher101

Because their common and doing so usually means accommodating to more than one person with that allergy at a time. For the more rare allergies, it's "easier" for the one person to adapt.

I don’t know about the word common, this is a pure guess but I think it’s more than reasonable to say that no more than 10% of the general population has a peanut allergy and that’s being generous

Should the rest of us bend over backwards? Sacrificing peanuts and any peanut products to accommodate these people

[Buff]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Ditto, but there are all sorts of new allergy's popping up, and everyone that I know has an allergy of some kind that they didn't have when they were younger.

Even with all of the advances in medicine, I think we're becoming a frailer creature thats not well suited to our environment.

We won't need a meteor to wipe us out.

Captain and Resolute,

How old are you fellers? You must be quite a bit older than I figured because I had a couple of friends at a young age who were (and still are) allergic to peanuts. They are in their early to mid 30s.

I think the peanut allergy thing is quite a bit more common now than when I was a young'un though.