How not to fly with a cabin pet.
 

So Mrs. Smyrnaflyer and I flew ATL/SFO with our dog. I elected this one time to use our expiring AMEX companion certificate. Of course, no upgrades. And because I was flying with an animal, no exit row selection either. So we were crammed into coach seats with the dog jammed under the seat, and the plane was full. Of course, the seat next to me was occupied by a rather large passenger who kept lifting the arm rest to give himself more room (I put it back down). Moral to story, if you fly with a dog, don't use the certificate!

everytime i fly with my pet, i always pay for F. as you learned, sadly the hard way, it makes the process immensely easier.

The new home for this thread is now the Travel with Pets forum.

Regards,

Canarsie
Co-Moderator, Delta forum

Check the pet and life is easier. :wink:

Not for the pet.

However most airlines limit the number of pets per flight and often allow only one in F (some allow none).

How about the following scenario: 2 adults, 2 cats, one infant/toddler, moving across the country.

That's what we have done twice in the past year, though admittedly we did buy 3 seats each way and we had grandparent help on each end.

And you know this how?

I feel for you. We did 2 adults with 2 cats foloowed by a return trip to get 2 small dogs. That was pretty stressful. Adding the infant/toddler takes it to a new level.

I'm assuming you mean that the pet should verbalize his unhappiness? Of course, a pet would be more comfortable in cabin without the noise of the cargo area. The pet doesn't need to verbalize his discomfort, although they probably do, you just can't hear it from the passenger cabin.

How about the injuries and deaths of pets shipped underneath?

See, http://www.petflight.com/pet_travel_reports

Dogs with their mouths bloodied from trying to chew their way out of their kennels, cats dying of heat stroke, etc. I'm fairly sure that they would be happier alive. It's not always possible to travel with a pet in-cabin but when an owner can, he should. Period.

I'm also being mindful that this is the "traveling with pets" forum and not the I'm allergic/I simply don't like pets in the cabin/I'm phobic forum.

No, I thought you might be telepathic, since you know what they think. :)

However, the noise level is the same or lower in the cargo area, depending on which cargo the pet is located in. The correct bin is the front bin. Some pets have been incorrectly put in the rear, non climate controlled bin and that is where the accidents that you are speaking of, have occured. When pets travel they are just as safe as you and I, unfortunately accidents happen sometimes and pets die.:rolleyes:

Actually, the front bin is for containers. They don't like putting animals in containers, so they usually end up putting them in the back bin. Either way, it is risky but it is extremely noisy and scary for a person much less an animal. If one can have their pet fly in cabin, they should. If it isn't an option, the pet shouldn't go on the trip or one should use one of the pet flyer services especially for pets. IF you can't fly in Cargo, a pet shouldn't. I don't know why you think that Cargo is not noisy - evidently you don't work in the industry because anyone that does would never subject an animal to it.

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Nonverbal communication is not necessarily telepathic.

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That's the silliest thing I have read on this forum in quite some time.

Agreed......

Speaking of nonverbal communication, I can't tell from your post if you agree with my post or if you disagree.

In case it's the latter, I'll clarify by saying I found the post I quoted to be quite silly because there are many forms of nonverbal communication other than telepathy. Body language/posture, gestures, facial expressions, paralinguistics, proxemics, haptics, and eye contact/gaze are the most commonly noted, but there may be others I have overlooked.