Originally Posted by
DivaC
So this is a very long account, but my question is --- what should the lady have done, aside from not being rude to the FAs (who were very professional and comported themselves really well under difficult circumstances)? Had it been my dog, my instinct would have also been to clean it up and remove it as quickly as possible from disturbing other passengers. But apparently, taking it into the lav was a big no-no.
Felt sorry for the FAs, and the poor little dog, BTW.
There's no way to clean a dog and carrier without trashing the lav and making it unfit for human use. What did she use to wipe it out, and wear did she rinse the dog? It's too gross to think about!
As clearly there was a stink problem, perhaps she could have asked the FA's if they had some disposable gloves, which I think they do carry for emergency biohazard spills, and a trash bag. She should have had a pad under the dog, and might have been able to open the carrier
while it remained under the seat, slip out the pad and get it into a trash bag without making too a public nuisance of herself. It would have meant asking her row mates to move so she could get down to the dog, but that would have been better than contaminating the lav. Of course, this plan would require being courteous to the FA's and asking their help instead of being nasty.
You can bet her name is now on the naughty list, and CO is likely to give her "no fly" status instead of coal this Christmas.