Air Canada has now submitted a proposal deal with with passengers with severe nut allergies to one of Canada’s federal agencies, but has not divulged any details.

Peter Fitzpatrick, a spokesman for Air Canada, said the proposal would not be publicized yet, because interested parties need to review and respond to it and the submission itself may not be final.

The submission was made in response to a federal agency ruling, which specified that airlines must treat passengers with severe nut allergies as disabled. As a result, airlines must make provisions for these special needs. This ruling was the result of complaints from passengers with nut-related anaphylaxis.

Previous to these complaints, Air Canada maintained that it could not guarantee either allergen-free meals or that other passengers would bring nuts or other allergens on board.

WestJet, another Canadian air carrier, stopped serving nuts or food items containing nuts. It does allow passengers to bring nuts on board but attempts to set up a nut-free area around severely allergic passengers.

Source: Montreal Gazette