Southwest Air to Stop Serving Peanuts
- Discount carrier cites allergy risk in ending classic snack
- Passengers will still get free pretzels and sometimes cookies
Ground operations employees connect a hose to a Southwest Airlines aircraft on the tarmac at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California.
Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg
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Southwest Airlines Co. will stop serving the small bags of free peanuts long associated with the discount carrier’s no-frills business model.
Peanuts won’t be available on any flights starting Aug. 1 because of concerns about allergies, the Dallas-based airline said in an email Tuesday. Free pretzels will continue to be offered, while additional snacks such as small packs of cookies or chips will be available on longer flights, Southwest said.