I actually think that CO's prices for flights is ridiculous, so I was thinking about just trying to sneak on to the plane.

You know about the fee in advance. If you don't like it, fly someone else who has a better pet policy.

I may have misread it in the past, or perhaps there has been a change.

Only one pet per passenger is allowed in cabin.
One pet per flight is allowed in the front cabin (select aircraft only).
Four pets per flight are allowed in the Economy cabin.
Pet must remain in the kennel at all times on board the aircraft.
Customer is responsible to determine and comply with all state entry requirements which may apply.
Advance arrangements must be made.
Pets under eight weeks old are not permitted.
Pet must travel on the same flight as the owner.
No oxygen will be administered to a pet in the event of an emergency.

Still, 2 cats at $190 each (Frequently more than the ticket for a human passenger) is $360 RT. ON Jet Blue, it would be $200 Total. Where is the competition
BTW, I hope my cats don't get sick and require oxygen

Why should they? Unless they promised you a completely sterile environment on a private plane, you knew there was a possibility there would be an animal (or passenger of 'size' or someone w/too much perfume on for your taste or whatever else you might, personally, find offensive) on the plane w/you, but you bought the ticket anyway & got what you paid for-a seat on the flight you wanted to the destination you wanted @ the price you wanted to pay. If you are that sensitive to cat dander, you might want to consider flying a charter or find an airline that doesn't all ANY animals in the cabin, which would be tough to do because, by law, they have to allow service animals at minimum. Also, think about it for a minute-do you really think, given the #of passengers on the plane, never mind the cumulative #of passengers that have been on that same plane, that NONE of them have animals of their own & aren't covered w/fur & dander from their own furpeople? Just how well do you think they clean the cabins between flights?

W/re: to the 2 animals-if they were less than 6 mos old, they can ride in the same carrier together (I'm relocating myself & 4 furpeople to PHX next week, so I've been going thru every airline's in-cabin pet policies the past couple of weeks; AA, btw, allows 7 in the cabin total, excluding service animals; 2 in first & 5 in coach @ $80/animal).

BTW-I'm allergic to cats, too.

Oh really? Sounds like you and the gate agent should read up on the policy at Continental.com

Only one pet per passenger is allowed in cabin.
One pet per flight is allowed in the front cabin (select aircraft only).
Four pets per flight are allowed in the Economy cabin.
Pet must remain in the kennel at all times on board the aircraft.
Customer is responsible to determine and comply with all state entry requirements which may apply.
Advance arrangements must be made.
Pets under eight weeks old are not permitted.
Pet must travel on the same flight as the owner.
No oxygen will be administered to a pet in the event of an emergency.

geez only $95.00 they should charge double that or let people leave there cats at home. I think all animals should be in the cargo hold. I flew all over the country with show dogs and that is where they went and I paid AA at the time I beleave $60.00. Why should a cat ride in the aircraft ???
Since I am allergic to cats I would just get off the aircraft and take the next flight,no big deal.

FWIW, and since CO flies to OSL, the fee for travelling with a pet in the cabin (PETC) on domestic Norwegian flights is NOK 150 (~USD 24), irrespective of distance travelled.

If the airline had to choose the cleaner of you or my cat for the cabin- you'd probably end up in the cargo hold that's why. Putting animals in the cargo hold is certain to be scary for them with possible long lasting effects. And unless you are on top of the cat, you shoudn't have a problem with your allergies any more than you would with someones perfume.....

Since I posted, someone quoted the CO policy, which does not permit more than one pet per passenger. Moreovet, they were NOT in one pet carrier. In addition to her regular carry-ons, she had two pet carriers with her - neither of which would fit under her seat. And, as I stated after being asked if she really got two pets onboard, she took them OUT of the carriers during the flight.

The main reason I asked an FA prior to departure if I could move was that I didn't have an entire seat. I had absolutely no allergic reaction until she took them out of the carriers and started letting the cat crawl over her and walk the dog in the aisle (leaving the cat, out of the carrier, on the seat next to me). Even putting allergies aside, this is unsanitary and ridiculous - maybe I should live with pet hair on seats, but I should not have to deal with pet hair in my food (she had them out during snack service).

(And as far as I know, all service animals are dogs, which I am not allergic to. In fact, I do not have any allergies/sensitivities/etc. except to cats. Perfume doesn't bother me - I might not find a particular scent to my taste, but that's my problem. But, and there is a whole other thread on this topic, I do NOT think that I should have to accomodate a person of "size" just because I am smaller than average. Like you said, I paid for my ticket to get where I wanted to go - and I paid for an entire seat, not half of one.)

Regardless, I didn't post this because I wanted DL to compensate me or to embarrass this woman, or anything else (this was years ago). As I said, I merely wanted to know CO's pet policy, so that I could plan accordingly in the future. I do not expect an airline to go out of its way to accommodate me, but I do expect stated rules to be enforced and would have been extremely appreciative had DL been able to switch my seat for me.

"The main reason I asked an FA prior to departure if I could move was that I didn't have an entire seat. I had absolutely no allergic reaction until she took them out of the carriers and started letting the cat crawl over her and walk the dog in the aisle (leaving the cat, out of the carrier, on the seat next to me). Even putting allergies aside, this is unsanitary and ridiculous - maybe I should live with pet hair on seats, but I should not have to deal with pet hair in my food (she had them out during snack service). "

It is a requirement (I believe FAA, but could be wrong), that the pets remain in their carriers for the duration of the flight, UNLESS the passenger has a doctor's note that the pet is needed for "emotional support" and then all bets are off. Also, service animals, like seeing eye dogs, of course, do not have to be in a container.

I've paid this fee once or twice when travelling with tiny-toy poodles. BTW, poodles do not shed so are hypo-allergenic.

At any rate, I doubt you'd complain about a $95 vet bill if the cat/dog/hamter/goat needed it, so pay the $95 you need for it to travel and be done with it.

I was on CO flight 698 from EWR-NAS on October 27th. I was in FC with my parents who I bought the trip for and they brought along a 2 year old Shih Zhu. I was very surprised at how rude the CO FA's were to my family because they wanted to keep the kennel unzipped just a bit so the dog can see them. The CO rule clearly states

"Pet must remain in the kennel at all times on board the aircraft"

I get this and I understand it but nowhere does it state the Kennel cannot be unzipped just a few inches. The dog was not coming out of the kennel and the amount it was unzipped he couldn't even fit out. When the kennel was fully zipped the dog would bark and cry which is nothing something I want other FC folks to put up with. I tried to talk to the FA about the policy but he told me not to tell him how to do his job and that he knew the policy. So I guess my question is does someone know if another policy exists because the official one I see online says nothing about unzipping the kennel a little. The FA's were alittle nicer towards the end of the flight basically saying they were doing us a favor by not calling the authorities because we didn't listen to the flight staff.

I was pretty appalled at the lack of understanding by the FA's and enforcing rules that are not clearly stated. The ironic thing about the whole trip was my parents were in 2A and 2B and in 2E was a younger gentlemen who was vomiting the whole trip. He would put the bag on the ground and vomit into it for everyone to see. He was getting sick the moment we got on the plane so it was not because he was air sick my bet was that he was hung over.

I have seen recently where the FA went to a passenger seat after boarding and notified them of the pet fee..(they acted shocked,as if they didnt know about it~and suprised they got caught at the same time)..they were asked to step off the plane and pay the pet fee,but never returned.

I'm not surprised. They probably fainted when they heard it was $125 each way per pet. At $125 each, it encourages people to try and get by without paying.

My wife plans to talk to Larry at the next DO about the in-cabin pet fee. NOte that the only thing they now do to jutify a fee is generate a separate confirmation # for the pet.

AND while I am on the subject, my wife and I were on separate PNRs EWR-TPA on Dec 26 each with a cat. Yesterday, she happened to check that flight while making a connection in IAH. It came up as Cancelled. It turns out that CO cancelled the flight. WhenI called, I was told that they would have waited until closer to the flight to tell us in case it changed again. The problem is seating. We had arranged seating that would be least disruptive to other passsengers. The new flight was virtually full. The best I could do was get her into an aisle seat and myself in a window seat, 15 rows apart. Neither of us is happy, nor will be the passengers seated by each of us.

Are your cats that badly behaved?

David

If this was a Paris Hilton-type pet, good riddance! Go fly Southwest.

I love pets. But they should stay home or stay down below. No need to subject the rest of the plane to their yapping, meowing, shrieking, smells and allergies.

I'm all for getting them out of the cabin entirely.

Next, do the same with kids.