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Well, to be fair, this was a service dog according to the article.
Obviously, it was best for the boy to leave the plane, but why should passengers clap when he left - apparently the airline thinks that they could have just been clapping because they were glad the plane would finally get off the ground, not because of the boy's distress.
Well, to be fair, this was a service dog according to the article.
Obviously, it was best for the boy to leave the plane, but why should passengers clap when he left - apparently the airline thinks that they could have just been clapping because they were glad the plane would finally get off the ground, not because of the boy's distress.
We cannot really know since we were not there.
Exactly. #1 it was a service dog and #2 the plane had already been delayed 90 minutes so I am sure the people were applauding the plane finally leaving.
The airline did all it could to help the family now the family is looking for its 15 minutes of fame and is blowing it all out of proportion.
Cannot read the article as it is WaPo but I would guess people were happy to finally be readying for takeoff although I'm sure it felt that way to the child and his family.
Well, to be fair, this was a service dog according to the article.
Obviously, it was best for the boy to leave the plane, but why should passengers clap when he left - apparently the airline thinks that they could have just been clapping because they were glad the plane would finally get off the ground, not because of the boy's distress.
We cannot really know since we were not there.
I can believe clapping they're glad to finally get off the ground. I have a hard time believing this story because there's been one too many stories where the parents cry victim, then later the real story comes out where they're not as sympathetic as they'd like to paint themselves.
I am curious however, it's stated that they were previously unaware of the boy's dog allergy, how did they zero in on the dog allergy on this flight?
I am the owner of a service dog. I once was asked, "but what about the people with allergies to a dog? Do they have to leave the store because you come in?" I had no answer for that woman. And I do still think about it. It's a dilemma. On the one hand is a person whose life/safety depends on the dog's presence and on the other hand is a person whose health is negatively impacted by that presence.
I have no solution. I need my dog. I also care about others and do not wish those with allergies to suffer as I have and still do when hit with a trigger.
If I had been stuck on the ground for 90 minutes because of an "unknown allergy" resulting in a kid breaking out in hives and itchiness, I probably would have applauded when the issue was resolved and the aircraft could take off, too!
The kid is 7 years old, and his parents were unaware of his allergies? As the father of two boys who were tested early on for allergies, I call a big BS on that! Unless, of course, the kid had never been in close proximity to a dog, EVER!
I also wonder where they found an aircraft that had been steam cleaned of all traces of dog dander, given the number of service animals in the world of today..
Perhaps that is why it took 2 days to send them on their way. It takes time to clean an aircraft that thoroughly!
We just had this same thing happen to us. We flew from Florida to Philadelphia and as the plane was taxiing down the runway we started to hear this constant loud coughing. We were thinking someone had a really bad cold, but she kept hacking and hacking. Finally, the stewardesses went to help her and found out she was having an allergic reaction to a small dog that was permitted to fly in the cabin with the owner.
The plane turned around and returned to the gate and we were thinking, "Oh. s***, this is going to be a long drawn out ordeal." But they got her off fast and the plane went back out and got airborne.
So, I can understand the people on that flight thinking it was about time they got underway. I think the family is blowing this out of proportion for some personal agenda or gain.
Don
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