United mistakenly flies Kansas-bound dog to Japan (& vice versa)
Mar 14, 2018, 7:30 pm
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UA really needs to make sure they don’t screw anything up the next day or three. This was on CNBC today as ‘UA’s latest mishap’. When I see UA on CNBC except for Gordon Bethune reliving his glory days, it’s too frequent.
Given the debacles today, maybe UA would have been better served by booting Oscar early and putting Bethune in as a caretaker...
Given the debacles today, maybe UA would have been better served by booting Oscar early and putting Bethune in as a caretaker...
Mar 14, 2018, 7:38 pm
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After the pet tragedy yeaterday, this thread did provide some comic relief. Horrible for the poor family of the dog that ended up in Japan but appreciate the humorous comments. You gotta feel bad for UA at some point with the issues of pets - in the cabin or underneath.
I am hoping that United stops transporting pets and animals soon , with the exception of true service animals with all the appropriate paperwork. The number of pets on my recent flights is getting ridiculous (and making breathing challenging at times). One of my friends was telling me today about the farting "ESA" dog that reated its butt in her lap for the 4 hour trip!
As all the pet owners and animal lovers are saying "Never United" again, I am going yes please "United all the way". Stop transporting the pets and animals and I will be thrilled to continue flying with United!!! $$$
I am hoping that United stops transporting pets and animals soon , with the exception of true service animals with all the appropriate paperwork. The number of pets on my recent flights is getting ridiculous (and making breathing challenging at times). One of my friends was telling me today about the farting "ESA" dog that reated its butt in her lap for the 4 hour trip!
As all the pet owners and animal lovers are saying "Never United" again, I am going yes please "United all the way". Stop transporting the pets and animals and I will be thrilled to continue flying with United!!! $$$
Mar 14, 2018, 9:45 pm
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United mishandled two dogs, not one. Irgo the German Shepherd is getting all the publicity, but the owners of the Great Dane didn't receive their dog either.
A 10yo German Shepherd is getting up there in age for that breed, United best give some extra TLC to Irgo making sure nothing happens on his return flight.
Maybe he will get one of those new Polaris seats that I've heard about.
A 10yo German Shepherd is getting up there in age for that breed, United best give some extra TLC to Irgo making sure nothing happens on his return flight.
Maybe he will get one of those new Polaris seats that I've heard about.
Mar 14, 2018, 10:02 pm
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The issue has been discussed before.
In 2016 DL & UA had a similar number of incidents and a similar number of total transports (just under 100K) but appears in 2017 DL cut their activity in half. Appears maybe much of that moved over to UA & AS. The lower rate of AS may be due to shorter flights on average as AS does not do TAPC or TATL. Hawaii and Alaska are their longer routes.
In 2016 DL & UA had a similar number of incidents and a similar number of total transports (just under 100K) but appears in 2017 DL cut their activity in half. Appears maybe much of that moved over to UA & AS. The lower rate of AS may be due to shorter flights on average as AS does not do TAPC or TATL. Hawaii and Alaska are their longer routes.
Mar 14, 2018, 10:32 pm
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AA also did a 60% reduction in transports between 2016 to 2017 but its incident rate stayed about the same.
AS had a 10% increase in transports over 2016 and its low incident rate decreased.
Mar 14, 2018, 10:53 pm
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Mar 14, 2018, 11:13 pm
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Mar 14, 2018, 11:59 pm
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It's a nice job for the dog loving employee assigned to babysit those dogs on their long repositioning flights in premium cabins.
OTOH, doing it this way deliberately violates UA's policy on cabin pets and hence as collateral damage further encourages customers to violate the rules about pets in the cabin. For instance, if UA can do this, why not *my* oversized dog too? I guess I'll just declare it an ESA so that my beast can get the same treatment. <don't worry, I don't have a dog of any size>
OTOH, doing it this way deliberately violates UA's policy on cabin pets and hence as collateral damage further encourages customers to violate the rules about pets in the cabin. For instance, if UA can do this, why not *my* oversized dog too? I guess I'll just declare it an ESA so that my beast can get the same treatment. <don't worry, I don't have a dog of any size>
Mar 15, 2018, 12:12 am
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