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MikeF16 05-14-2015 06:53 PM


Originally Posted by badflaps (Post 1880740)
Whatsup with all these "service" dogs?

Didn't witness it myself, but a gate agent at JFK told me we have an FA who regularly nonrevs with an emotional support dog.

So

Plssed

Off

DustoffVT 05-15-2015 04:39 AM


Originally Posted by MikeF16 (Post 1880913)
Didn't witness it myself, but a gate agent at JFK told me we have an FA who regularly nonrevs with an emotional support dog.

So

Plssed

Off

Ha Ha this happened to me just yesterday. Lady sits down next to me on a -145 with a service dog of unclear purpose. Along comes a United mainline F/A (in uniform) with her dog, the only seat left being against the bulkhead. She starts pestering all the people around her to switch, her dog is trying desperately to sniff the service dog, and nobody really wants to move. 5 minute delay ensues until finally a dude in a full length fur coat switches with her from all the way at the other end of the Kay-bin (as pronounced by the TSA F/A).

You can't make this stuff up.

Uncle Bunkle 05-15-2015 05:29 AM

Sweating my cucarachas off the other day in Silver's box of bolts. Ay caramba! Oh, and the CA was wearing cowboy boots; took all I had to not say anything on the way out.

rickair7777 05-15-2015 05:43 AM


Originally Posted by eman (Post 1880745)
There was a report on tv last month I think it was 20/20...companies on the Internet are able to give (sell) certificates, id's and vests that make them appear to be service dogs under the guise of emotional support pets. They can pretty much get any animal on so people can take their pets into the cabin without a cage. And it's all legal.


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There's a difference between a true service animal and "emotional support" pets.

Emotional support pets can be anything and are generally allowed in places other animals may not be such as restaurants. Service animals are highly trained and individually certified to behave in a safe manner in pretty much all situations.

Nobody can ban service animals. Airlines could ban emotional support pets who are not properly certified as actual service animals...but they just kind of wink at the pax, collect their fares, and let the crews deal with it.

Realtalk 05-15-2015 06:35 AM


Originally Posted by Big E 757 (Post 1880818)
I agree, in my experience, I've witnessed the "Jetway Miracle" enough times to lose some faith in humanity. From RSW, FLL, and PBI, 15-20 people board with wheel chairs and after deplaning, all the pax are gone and 17 wheelchairs and their pushers are still in the jetway looking for their pax.

They have all been healed by jetway Jesus my friend!

badflaps 05-15-2015 08:04 AM


Originally Posted by DustoffVT (Post 1881074)
Ha Ha this happened to me just yesterday. Lady sits down next to me on a -145 with a service dog of unclear purpose. Along comes a United mainline F/A (in uniform) with her dog, the only seat left being against the bulkhead. She starts pestering all the people around her to switch, her dog is trying desperately to sniff the service dog, and nobody really wants to move. 5 minute delay ensues until finally a dude in a full length fur coat switches with her from all the way at the other end of the Kay-bin (as pronounced by the TSA F/A).

You can't make this stuff up.

The airlines are setting themselves up for a pet paternity beef.

SayAlt 05-15-2015 08:49 AM

This should probably be in the "This is why I fly cargo" thread...

Couple Sues United Airlines

badflaps 05-15-2015 09:48 AM


Originally Posted by SayAlt (Post 1881279)
This should probably be in the "This is why I fly cargo" thread...

Couple Sues United Airlines

I would think that lawsuit wouldn't pass the smell test. Yuk, Yuk....:D

SayAlt 05-15-2015 10:09 AM

It didn't, until the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated it.

LNL76 05-15-2015 10:53 AM


Originally Posted by SayAlt (Post 1881279)
This should probably be in the "This is why I fly cargo" thread...

Couple Sues United Airlines

...just when you think you've seen and heard EVERYTHING! :eek:

During a short trip to my local JCPenney, what do I see but a self-absorbed twit holding her tiny foofie dog. Guess she thinks she's at an airport and can do whatever she wants. Sad that no one enforces rules anymore. :rolleyes:


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