(CNN) Peanuts are little legumes that stir up big trouble for allergy sufferers.

One San Francisco Bay Area family says they were kicked off their flight from Provo, Utah, earlier this week after they revealed that their two-year-old son has a severe peanut allergy, CNN affiliate KSTU reports

The child's father, Kyson Dana, told the Salt Lake City station that the family requested that flight attendants aboard the Allegiant Air flight not serve peanuts in their immediate vicinity to cut down on the risk of an allergic reaction.

While at least one flight attendant was helpful in asking nearby passengers if they would forgo peanuts, another urged the family not to fly.

"My wife said, 'We're obviously flying on the plane, and we recognize the risks. We have an EpiPen with us,'" Dana told KSTU.

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