Traveling with a dog that does not fit under the seat?
Mar 14, 2018, 6:40 am
#17
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i hate all the BS ESA dogs but if someone is so allergic to pets that they have an episode just being near one then it's the person with allergies that shouldn't fly and can go cross country in an RV or charter an airplane.
Mar 14, 2018, 7:23 am
#18
Join Date: Sep 2015
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I'm not allergic but I don't want some smelly panting snuffly dog next to me. I guess I've reached cranky old lady stage. Your dog doesn't need to go on vacation, it's probably more stressful for the poor thing to be shoved in a cage in cargo for hours than to be at home with a pet sitter. No one wants your dog in the restaurant, or the grocery store, or pooping on the street or peeing on the flowers. Airplanes are intended to get people from one place to another. People should be the priority. If you can't possibly sit on an airplane for a few hours without your pet then you should drive. Or consult your doctor for medication.
Mar 14, 2018, 8:46 am
#19
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I'm not allergic but I don't want some smelly panting snuffly dog next to me. I guess I've reached cranky old lady stage. Your dog doesn't need to go on vacation, it's probably more stressful for the poor thing to be shoved in a cage in cargo for hours than to be at home with a pet sitter. No one wants your dog in the restaurant, or the grocery store, or pooping on the street or peeing on the flowers. Airplanes are intended to get people from one place to another. People should be the priority. If you can't possibly sit on an airplane for a few hours without your pet then you should drive. Or consult your doctor for medication.
Mar 14, 2018, 9:26 am
#20
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Mar 14, 2018, 6:49 pm
#22
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Blue Ridge, GA
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While we're riffing, this emerged from today's LA Times:
A college student who was flying home to Miami said an employee for Spirit Airlines refused to let her board with her miniature hamster, Pebbles, suggesting instead that she flush the creature down a toilet.
The tearful girl did just that and later regretted it, hiring an attorney to consider legal action against Spirit.
The tearful girl did just that and later regretted it, hiring an attorney to consider legal action against Spirit.
Mar 14, 2018, 8:05 pm
#24
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Mar 14, 2018, 9:43 pm
#27
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Mar 14, 2018, 11:37 pm
#28
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Australia
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Just for clarity. When I plan to fly with my dog, its for a family vacation, so we're taking up 5 across or 2x3. So no, it will not harass a passenger in the next seat.
It was just a simple question.. I'm fine putting the dog in cargo like I do on AA, was wondering what the options were on WN. Unfortunately there is none from a honest and righteous way on WN. The snarky remarks are exactly why people do the fake ESA route I guess.
It was just a simple question.. I'm fine putting the dog in cargo like I do on AA, was wondering what the options were on WN. Unfortunately there is none from a honest and righteous way on WN. The snarky remarks are exactly why people do the fake ESA route I guess.
No,,,people do the fake ESA route to avoid paying the fees for their pets.....
Mar 15, 2018, 5:47 am
#29
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Blue Ridge, GA
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Spirit offered her flight vouchers. Attorney Goodman may claim they revised their rules after the incident.
Mar 15, 2018, 6:50 am
#30
Join Date: Feb 2014
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I'm not allergic but I don't want some smelly panting snuffly dog next to me. I guess I've reached cranky old lady stage. Your dog doesn't need to go on vacation, it's probably more stressful for the poor thing to be shoved in a cage in cargo for hours than to be at home with a pet sitter. No one wants your dog in the restaurant, or the grocery store, or pooping on the street or peeing on the flowers. Airplanes are intended to get people from one place to another. People should be the priority. If you can't possibly sit on an airplane for a few hours without your pet then you should drive. Or consult your doctor for medication.
Also, I hope you never purchase anything online, or don't mind waiting for it to be trucked across the country. Airplanes are intended for a lot more than just getting people from one place to another.
