Flying, Children, and Food Allergies: A Stressful Combination
Air travel can be difficult for anyone, but it gets extra challenging when your child suffers from a food allergy. Don’t let allergies stop your family from flying, there are steps you can take to ease your mind and have a safe flight.
5 min readDec 3, 2019
When you’re dealing with food allergies, it’s frightening not to have control over your environment. And air travel usually gives you very little control. By planning ahead you can increase your chances for a safe and uneventful trip.
My daughter was diagnosed with allergies to peanuts and tree-nuts at 14 months. She is now 8 years old, and we have been successfully traveling with her at least a few times a year since she was a baby.
Through the years, I’ve done a lot of research and figured out what works best for us. Here are some top tips that I have found to be useful.
