LOL

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Goldlust

That FAA spokesperson must sniffing Jet A fuel. Doesn't anyone think anymore? No one in their right mind can imagine the fear, confusion and the real, actual safety problems if that plane encountered mild to severe turbulence and the passengers and crew had to contend with a wild, 300-400 lb unsecured live hunk of muscle and lard running loose in a passenger aircraft.

Folks, IMHO it wouldn't be very nice and probably be very dangerous. Stupid actions by both US and FAA.

In addition, where did the pig go to the bathroom?

Really stupid!

I can just about GUARANTEE this would never happen on El Al.

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~ Glen ~

(and please folks, take this last post as light hearted humour, not an anti-semetic remark, which it was not.)

Tripping over passengers in a hasty emergency exit is bad enough and understandable but a pig ??? How would USAir explain that to the crash investigators ?
Metal detectors - should be changed to MENTAL detectors !!

As a member of the legal profession (boo, hiss), I guarantee you that US would have been sued or settled under the ADA if the pig was refused in first or even on the plane. My organization ran into issues dealing with service animals because our policies referred to seeing eye dogs and we had a little problem with an assistance monkey.

Ok, that settles it. I getting....no, I now gotta really great idea. WHO KNOWS WHAT I HAVE TO DO TO GET REGISTERED AS "A SERVICE ANIMAL (OR WHATEVER)". As I read the previous posts, this will allow me (and my nice associated accompanying handler, master, mistress etc) free passage on any USA FAA regulated airplane and first-class on US too. I promise not to do do-do on the carpets and wear a seat belt whenever the s/b light comes on. Anyone whanna rent me?

I would hope so, or I certainly won't be hiring you. The pig at least waited until he got to the airbridge. (True!)

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~ Glen ~

biggs--boo, hiss.
Actually, I find the companionship of my therapeutic friend Esmeralda to be something I would find extremely relaxing on flights. She is tranquil, a calming presence to all who know here, extremely affectionate, packs her own trunk, and works for peanuts. I can imagine how, when I would otherwise be completely tramatized by the stress of boarding by row, uncomfortable seats, tight quarters, sometimes nasty FAs (notice that I said "sometimes"), her gentle touch upon my fevered brow would render me fit to fly. So, if ya got yer pig,howcum I can't have my pachyderm?
This pig business is so far from reality, you really have to wonder what the hell the clowns that let the animal on, and the even more clownly FAA types who think this was a good idea, could have been using for intelligence--certainly not the recommended daily minimum (except shared amongst the lot of them).

Good grief.

And, anybody can sue anybody for any reason, but that doesn't mean that you deal with situations like this as though you were woried about finding yourself in court down the road. The other side of that would be to think about the lawsuits that would ensue (hah--pun!) if anyone were injured as a result of having this animal on the aircraft--a far more likely scenario.
Not that I have anything against pigs--they are great with eggs. I just object to stupidity (yes, I know, you can't get away from it).

In point of fact (as far as I know) there are only two universals wherever humans (pc) are or will be: hydrogen, and stupidity. Both present in abundance in this instance.