Air Canada Ordered To Provide Nut-Free Zone

JamJam writes "Air Canada has been told to create a special 'buffer zone' on flights for people who are allergic to nuts. The Canadian Transportation Agency has ruled that passengers who have nut allergies should be considered disabled and accommodated by the airline. Air Canada has a month to come up with an appropriate section of seats where passengers with nut allergies would be seated. The ruling involved a complaint from Sophia Huyer, who has a severe nut allergy and travels frequently. Ms. Huyer once spent 40 minutes in the washroom during a flight while snacks were being served."

Comments

Re:Shrimp free zone?

[dgatwood]

Fortunately, aircraft generally carry hydrocortisone, chlorpheniramine, and epinephrine for just such emergencies, and probably even a scalpel for an emergency in-flight tracheostomy if necessary. You're probably a heck of a lot safer on an airplane than you are on a bus in that regard.

Re:Shrimp free zone?

[dgatwood]

There are surgical treatments that can get rid of the extreme obesity. Usually, when you lose enough weight, type II diabetes basically goes away on its own. The obesity is not caused by the diabetes. The diabetes is caused by the obesity. Admittedly, this is not always true (about 15% of people with type II diabetes are not obese), but it's usually a pretty safe bet. At a minimum, losing the weight will reduce the frequency of needing insulin injections, will make the diabetes more likely to be controllable through diet alone, and will reduce the risk of heart disease and numerous other health problems caused by inactivity brought on by severe obesity.

Seriously, if you're in the morbidly obese range, diabetic or not, you should look into gastric bypass surgery or other similar treatments. You might also consider eating more frequently, but eating smaller portions. This can significantly reduce weight without making you feel bad.

Re:I'm 6'5"

[michaelhood]

Sure, if the lack of leg room causes you to swell up and die.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traveller's_thrombosis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deep_vein_thrombosis