Peanuts on airplanes----Breaking news!

Department of Transportation Docket Number DOT-OST-2010-0140 ---which basically is saying they are reconsidering peanuts on flights. However, BREAKING NEWS according to the site below indicates this is now off the docket. I'm so disapointed!! Do people REALLY need those insanely small packages of peanuts when it is potentially risking people's lives??

My thought is that those in charge have never been exposed or been witness to someone who has gone in to anaphylactic shock due to peanuts. It is one of the scariest things to see! And obviously even scarier to experience personally.

The DOT is soliciting public comment until 08/09/10 on three options to providing greater access to air travel for persons with peanut allergies:

1. Banning the serving of peanuts and all peanut products by both U.S. and foreign carriers on flights covered by DOT's disability rule;
2. Banning the serving of peanuts and all peanut products on all such flights where a passenger with a peanut allergy is on board and has requested a peanut-free flight in advance;
3. Requiring a peanut-free buffer zone in the immediate area of a passenger with a medically-documented severe allergy to peanuts if a passenger has requested a peanut-free flight in advance.

Here is the BREAKING NEWS that it's come off the docket----BOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
http://www.ajc.com/business/dot-backs-off-on-555154.html


You can post comments here to the regulatory committe:

http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#searchResults?Ne=11+8+8053+8098+8074+8066+8084+1&Ntt=DOT-OST-2010-0140&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode+matchall&N=8099+8061+8056+8057+8058