pets on planes
So a lot of airlines now don’t have nuts theoretically because too many people are deahly allergic to them. I think it’s actually the airlines being cheap, but hey, in this case let me give them the benefit of the doubt.
Airlines allow people to bring pets on board though. Yes, I can mitigate my allergy, but having had an asthma attack while on allergy meds, I’d prefer not to find out if they are working in the recycled air of a plane full of allergens miles above civilization. The best is that even though regulations usually require a pet to be in a cage, people always take them out and play with them, pass em around, and flight attendants do nothing.
I don’t understand why planes still allow this, especially in these times of cutbacks. If I can’t even bring luggage, why can people still bring Meowzers?
6 Comments so far
1. Heidi wrote on August 14th, 2008 at 5:59 am
I have to agree with you on this one. I’ve flown a couple times in the past few months and I am really surprised how many *more* people seem to be bringing pets along than before. I don’t understand why people take their animals all over the place. I like taking a break from scooping cat litter, cleaning up dead rodents/birds, etc. when I go on a trip. Leave them at home people!
2. Miss E wrote on August 14th, 2008 at 6:23 am
In my first (of two) sojourn at the Atlanta airport, I sat by a girl who had her chihuahua with her. She had it out and was talking baby talk to it - which, of course, I do to my cat, but just in the privacy of my own home. I spent a lot of time resisting the urge to take covert cameraphone photos of them and post them to flickr with snarky comments.
3. Richard wrote on August 14th, 2008 at 7:55 am
When I flew back from Greece, the Iberia flight I was on had SIX guide dogs who were traveling back some international conference. And these weren’t lapdogs either, these were fully grown big dogs.
It wasn’t until we were well into the flight before I could get to my stash of Claritin in the overhead compartment. I don’t think I would have made it without my meds.
I mean, yay guide dogs, but it would have been nice if they’d been all seated in the same area and not strategically encircling me.
Thankfully guide dogs are pretty well behaved…that is until dinner was served and they all started whimpering.
4. jenny wrote on August 14th, 2008 at 8:02 am
yeah A guide dog is pretty reasonable. SIX?
I have asked to be moved when someone with a cat sat next to me. But it’s annoying–why should I move? Because it pretty much always means a middle seat.
5. Mary wrote on August 14th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
I think a lot of the people who bring their pets to airports/restaurants/coffee shops, etc. are the same people who would give someone a dirty look for smoking in an entryway or bringing a screaming child into a restaurant. But pets combine the worst of both worlds, at least in terms of disruptions/endangering the health of others/odors & poopies.
6. Stephanie wrote on August 16th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Delta gives you peanuts. Actually, you get to choose between peanuts, Biscoff cookies (my fave!) and cheese n cracker packs. You get 2 of whatever you choose too.
I hate children on planes more than pets. Sure, I don’t have any allergies, so why would I hate the presence of pets? I just want to bitch about parents who don’t sedate their baby/toddler before a flight.