Lianne Mandelbaum said she felt 'threatened' after she spoke to flight crew.
A New Jersey mom is speaking out after she claims United Airlines staff refused to accommodate her son's "life-threatening" peanut allergy during a recent flight.
"I went up to speak to the flight attendant and I said, 'My son has a life-threatening peanut allergy. I would appreciate it if you could just tell the surrounding rows to be careful,'" the mom of three recalled to "Mandelbaum, who also runs the food allergy advocacy nonprofit No Nut Traveler, said she'd made similar requests before.
She said she and her son felt embarrassed and her son asked her to let the request go after she returned to her seat, but the alleged experience stayed with her and prompted her to pay for Wi-Fi on board andWhen contacted by "GMA," United said it is "looking into this incident" and shared its allergy policy, which is also.
Mandelbaum's complaint also claims her alleged experience and others like it suggest "a pattern or practice of discriminatory treatment of passengers with food allergies and those who advocate on their behalf." She is seeking a finding that United violated disability discrimination laws, a fine and mandatory training for employees.
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