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If he is that damn allergic to cats, why not just drive? It is only a days drive, 12 hours. Everyone knows an airplane might have a cat or dog on board. If you are so allergic to them that it puts your life in danger, why even risk? Especially since it is such a short drive?
What are you going on about? There was nothing in this story about ESA animals. People can bring their pets on board the plane as long as the animal fits comfortable in a carrier that goes under the seat. They pay a fee, usually around $100+ each way and have to make special reservations to have an animal on the flight as they only let so many animals in the cabin of the plane.
Took two cats on a plane 20 years ago when moving from Boston to Dallas. Paid for them, didn't just show up at the airport with them. And yeah, nothing about ESA. Just a move. They were in carriers that had to fit under the seat. It was loads of fun. Not really! It was miserable. Anyone who has cats knows that most are not good travelers in any way. I hated it. the cats hated it. The lady who passed by our row and saw the carriers hated it. She was on the verge of screaming when she saw them, really having a fit. A flight attendant asked if she was allergic, they could move her further away. She was not allergic, she said she just didn't like cats. The whole trip was so awful. Though I had arranged and paid for the cats to be on board, I felt like such an ass. To top it off I was seven months pregnant. Great flight! Never again.
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All U.S. airlines allow animals in carriers that fit under the seat, and have for decades. They do not have to be assistance animals. It is only larger animals that go in the hold. A lot of animals die traveling in the hold, I wouldn't put my pet in one. The second airline on your link, Sun Scandinavia, also allows up to one pet in the cabin if it fits the dimensions under the seat per the info there.
I mentioned the fact that some airlines allow an animal of 6kg, however virtually all comercial scheduled airlines put animals in the hold with the exception of assistance dogs.
Some specialist chartered flights allow animals in the carriage, however these are flights are chatetred by third parties and I have never seen an animal on a plane in Europe.
I get it that allergies are no joke, but it's not always the airline's responsibility to cater to every request. Plus they were comped, what more do they want.
While the guy did get off the plane in the end; my biggest pet peeve would be how the crew reacted and joked about the cats being on board. How many of these stories have we seen pop up lately? I think every airline needs to start having meetings with employees to get them to relearn customer basics and common sense.
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Jackie claims she was told that the airline should have been alerted to Lewis’s allergy in the “special request” section when the family booked their tickets, according to WXIA-TV. “Someone needs to let other people know this, that the onus is totally on you to put it in special requests …"
No kidding Captain Obvious? It didn't occur to this family that they should let the airline know ahead of time the guy is deathly allergic to something that he might come into contact with on a plane?
I didn't realize how many animals are on flights lately. I'm thankful I don't have an allergy nor do I fly. Had I bought a ticket I wouldn't have expected anything but a legal service animal to be on it. Maybe this guy doesn't travel much either; had no clue so they didn't think to fill in the form when getting tickets. My question would be how many pets does the airline know about and would they have been able to tell this guy had he done that when he bought his ticket?
The article doesn't say anything about making fun of his allergy. The flight attendant mentioned the cats to the rest of the passengers in a joking way, but said nothing about the man or his allergy.
This guy sounds like he expected the cats to be thrown off the flight, and was upset that the world didn't revolve around him.
If you have such severe allergies, you should have your medications and anything else needed on hand.
The article doesn't say anything about making fun of his allergy. The flight attendant mentioned the cats to the rest of the passengers in a joking way, but said nothing about the man or his allergy.
Exactly. It's not like the FA said "Joining us tonight are Atlanta-based flight attendants and our favorite four-legged allergens, Milo and Roxy”
What are you going on about? There was nothing in this story about ESA animals. People can bring their pets on board the plane as long as the animal fits comfortable in a carrier that goes under the seat. They pay a fee, usually around $100+ each way and have to make special reservations to have an animal on the flight as they only let so many animals in the cabin of the plane.
Read up on the rules for ESA animals on planes. You'll find that they are allowed to sit on the passenger's lap, or on the floor without a carrier.
You're talking about the old rules. . . Things have changed.
My question would be how many pets does the airline know about and would they have been able to tell this guy had he done that when he bought his ticket?
All pets have to have their own plane ticket. The fee is usually around $100 (or that's what it used to be, at any rate). There are also limits to the number allowed on any flight. I used to book way in advance when I needed to travel with my cat, because I learned the hrad way that you can't buy a pet ticket for a flight if someone else has already done so.
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