Dog running through the cabin
Aug 25, 2018, 11:04 am
#16
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ORD seems to be one of the airports that allow dogs on leashes in the terminal as I saw two last Sunday. Then one of the dogs was in the United Club in B6. And the owner (or, if you prefer, the dog's best friend) took it to the food serving area, maybe so that the dog could decide what it wanted to eat....
Aug 25, 2018, 12:02 pm
#17
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And now the DOT is looking at revising the rules. There was a comment period that just ended last month - more to come hopefully to curb the abuse and let the rule help those intended.
https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/dot3618
Aug 25, 2018, 12:15 pm
#18
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I had an issue with a dog out of its carrier that was getting a little nippy with me. I asked for myself or the owner to be re-seated. I was in business but willing to move to coach. I was told there were no empty seats. Wrote a letter to UA customer service twice and never heard back. Have not flown them since. And I am sure they could care less.
Aug 25, 2018, 12:24 pm
#19
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Dogs must be in the carrier at all times during flight period. This event is totally inexcusable. Luckily it wasn’t I who was jumped on.
This is has to stop! While UA is partially to blame we need to start banning these goofballs with their animals.
This is has to stop! While UA is partially to blame we need to start banning these goofballs with their animals.
Aug 25, 2018, 12:42 pm
#21
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Source: I know several bad pet owner who found and bought the cheapest 'certificates' online so that they could take their pets with them for free cause they were too cheap to make other arrangements.
Aug 25, 2018, 1:10 pm
#22
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I had an issue with a dog out of its carrier that was getting a little nippy with me. I asked for myself or the owner to be re-seated. I was in business but willing to move to coach. I was told there were no empty seats. Wrote a letter to UA customer service twice and never heard back. Have not flown them since. And I am sure they could care less.
Dogs have priority over passangers? The world has gone mad.
Aug 25, 2018, 1:41 pm
#23
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: LAS
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I had an issue with a dog out of its carrier that was getting a little nippy with me. I asked for myself or the owner to be re-seated. I was in business but willing to move to coach. I was told there were no empty seats. Wrote a letter to UA customer service twice and never heard back. Have not flown them since. And I am sure they could care less.
UAL and their employees are not going to touch this matter, as every snitch in the world has their camera ready to narc em, especially for pet discrimination.
If the dog is next to me, NOT IN A CAGE, no matter how cute everyone thinks it is, either the dog moves, or I'm changing seats in my paid for cabin, or I am leaving!
... and I'm not downgrading for someones support animal.
Aug 25, 2018, 1:56 pm
#24
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If this happens to me, and I feel uncomfortable with a nippy dog positioned next to me, unrestrained, in ANY class of service, and the f/a shines me on, I'm walking off the plane. Before anyone goes down the path of what-if's, let me just say, I'M WALKING OFF THE PLANE-PERIOD! ... and I'll make a BIG DEAL of it with UAL, as I'm just not going to sit there and have a damn dog intimidate and ruin my flight via threats, while it's idiot owner strokes it!
UAL and their employees are not going to touch this matter, as every snitch in the world has their camera ready to narc em, especially for pet discrimination.
If the dog is next to me, NOT IN A CAGE, no matter how cute everyone thinks it is, either the dog moves, or I'm changing seats in my paid for cabin, or I am leaving!
... and I'm not downgrading for someones support animal.
UAL and their employees are not going to touch this matter, as every snitch in the world has their camera ready to narc em, especially for pet discrimination.
If the dog is next to me, NOT IN A CAGE, no matter how cute everyone thinks it is, either the dog moves, or I'm changing seats in my paid for cabin, or I am leaving!
... and I'm not downgrading for someones support animal.
Voluntarily deplaning is your prerogative, but it's more challenging at 33k feet.
Aug 25, 2018, 2:19 pm
#25
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from a couple of years ago. FA even stopped to pet the dog. It was brought on board by a lady who was wearing 3" heels. I think the only handicap she had was missing a few brain cells.
Aug 25, 2018, 2:51 pm
#26
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this is where I shame the owner big time.
Aug 25, 2018, 2:55 pm
#27
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I had an issue with a dog out of its carrier that was getting a little nippy with me. I asked for myself or the owner to be re-seated. I was in business but willing to move to coach. I was told there were no empty seats. Wrote a letter to UA customer service twice and never heard back. Have not flown them since. And I am sure they could care less.
