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Mar 18, 23, 12:55 am
#91
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Yes, I spelled that out very clearly in my previous post, #41 in this thread. Feel free to verify that.
However, the post to which you are responding was very clearly a response to #51, which I quoted, and in which someone was making inaccurate comments about the ADA rules applying to animals on aircraft. The ADA does not apply to aircraft, no matter where they originate, the ACAA would apply, albeit in limited circumstances relating to flight origination and the carrier's nationality, - that was the point you appear to have missed.
However, the post to which you are responding was very clearly a response to #51, which I quoted, and in which someone was making inaccurate comments about the ADA rules applying to animals on aircraft. The ADA does not apply to aircraft, no matter where they originate, the ACAA would apply, albeit in limited circumstances relating to flight origination and the carrier's nationality, - that was the point you appear to have missed.
Mar 18, 23, 3:53 am
#92
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Same as BA, AA does not allow pets in the cabin on transatlantic flights (they do on flights that stay in the Americas, though, differing from BA), and there's no ESAs any more as well - and that change was ore than two years ago. So the only dogs one will encounter on AA transatlantic flights are service dogs, same as on BA. Only more of them, as AA is much easier to work with than BA in getting a service dog accepted.
The crew should definitely have been more accommodating and helpful in arranging a seat swap. In my experience, they are exactly that, even on full flights. Rules clearly favor the dog over allergic passengers, and on AA this is probably more ingrained due to the sheer number of animals that fly with them compared to BA and other non-US airlines.
Mar 19, 23, 12:27 am
#93
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Mar 20, 23, 2:09 am
#95
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[QUOTE=sethb;35098706]Which Health Department has jurisdiction over a plane in flight?[/QUOTE
Usually the State of Registration of the Aircraft, but when the aircraft is registered in a different state from the Carrier then it’s the state where the AOC is issued. Simple terms BA aircraft it’s UK law. US law is not the primary law on BA aircraft in flight, though they may follow some provisions of the US where that is mandated for aircraft flying into US airspace. Once on the ground with the doors open it’s the law of the land you are in. Can get messy if you contravene a law that is extant on the aircraft but not in the state you you land in to offload a transgressor. A subject for a specialist lawyer, but the important thing is that Aircraft Commanders have very large power whilst airborne and can can take any act they deem necessary for ensure the safety and regularity (legal term for normality not schedule) of that flight.
Usually the State of Registration of the Aircraft, but when the aircraft is registered in a different state from the Carrier then it’s the state where the AOC is issued. Simple terms BA aircraft it’s UK law. US law is not the primary law on BA aircraft in flight, though they may follow some provisions of the US where that is mandated for aircraft flying into US airspace. Once on the ground with the doors open it’s the law of the land you are in. Can get messy if you contravene a law that is extant on the aircraft but not in the state you you land in to offload a transgressor. A subject for a specialist lawyer, but the important thing is that Aircraft Commanders have very large power whilst airborne and can can take any act they deem necessary for ensure the safety and regularity (legal term for normality not schedule) of that flight.
