Southwest Airlines Will Stop Serving Peanuts and People Are Pissed

The new law is in response to the growing number of passengers with peanut allergies. Serving nuts to the public has become an increasing liability, with allergic reactions to peanuts causing 150 deaths and 2,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. each year. In a confined space like an airline cabin, even if an allergic passenger isn’t consuming peanuts, they are still at risk through inhaling particles in the air, and contact with other passengers.

In January 2017, a formal complaint was made to American Airlines after passengers claimed the carrier discriminated against people with allergies. As always, there are those groaning about the new rules and calling them hypersensitive. But is a small bag of peanuts really worth watching your seatmate have a potentially fatal allergic reaction?

H/T: Secret Flying