Unknown UA flight & date-pax removed for not putting her dog in its carrier
Aug 15, 2015, 4:37 pm
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I'm reading this while sitting in 3f on an LAX-EWR flight. There's a service dog in 4b, and the guy behind it is allergic. FA and GA are negotiating seat swaps.
The dog is docile. A poodle (which, btw, is non-allergen).
The dog is docile. A poodle (which, btw, is non-allergen).
Aug 15, 2015, 5:16 pm
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Define "service dog". An actual trained, professional service dog, or just a pet the traveler says he/she "needs"?
Aug 15, 2015, 7:20 pm
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I flew with this couple late in 2014 JFK-LAX in PS Business. I was in 5B & they were across from me in 6E&F and the dog was incredibly well behaved. The dog sat on her lap the entire flight* (including takeoff and landing) and slept almost the entire flight with an occasional licking of some ice cubes. The gentleman read a book & slept and the woman did like her vodka 
*I was curious about the dog not being in a carrier so I discretely asked the f/a as to why no carrier and he told me (with a wink) that it was a "therapy dog"
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If anyone is able to sleuth out the flight number and date, please let the moderators know so the thread title can be updated
*I was curious about the dog not being in a carrier so I discretely asked the f/a as to why no carrier and he told me (with a wink) that it was a "therapy dog"
Edited to add a moderator note
If anyone is able to sleuth out the flight number and date, please let the moderators know so the thread title can be updated
My ex refused to put the dog under so getting this "emotional support" thing on United was the only option for the pup to ride in the cabin.
Oh there was also no charge to take the dog!
Aug 15, 2015, 8:19 pm
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TOPIC CHECK
Let's remember the subject of this thread-the removal of a pax from a flight for not following crew member instructions and placing her dog in its carrier. There are other threads for discussing traveling with service dogs
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Let's remember the subject of this thread-the removal of a pax from a flight for not following crew member instructions and placing her dog in its carrier. There are other threads for discussing traveling with service dogs
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Aug 15, 2015, 8:38 pm
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My theory is that it was UA 6227 SLC-ORD on 8/14. I have seen elsewhere that this occurred yesterday afternoon in SLC - and this flight matches the criteria:
Aircraft: Embraer ERJ-175 aircraft #N110SY
3:24 p.m. - 3:57 p.m. SLC - SLC Status: Returned to Gate
5:06 p.m. - 9:37 p.m. SLC - ORD Status: Delayed due to flight preparation (Arrived Gate 2 Hours Late)
The upgrade list also matches the Youtube name for 1A, and it appears someone snagged 1C but 1D went out empty.
Aug 15, 2015, 8:46 pm
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"Delayed due to flight preparation" . . . . Translation: Cops had to drag dog lady off the plane and down the jetway.
Aug 15, 2015, 9:47 pm
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No aviation insight is beyond the collective intelligence of the FT community, as this brilliant sleuthing reveals.
Aug 16, 2015, 9:23 am
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Aug 16, 2015, 10:59 am
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Aug 16, 2015, 11:09 am
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I would think a seat swap would be the solution here. FAs can make pax move.
Aug 16, 2015, 11:13 am
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Aug 16, 2015, 11:22 am
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