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flying my dog
I've heard about this service dog "scam", too. A pilot friend of mine even told me about it. Apparently, quite a few people are starting to do it.
One woman I know took her 50 lb dog in the cabin to Canada through Miami claiming it was an "emotional support dog". Just when you thought flying couldn't get any worse - a cabin full of dogs!
Do people have to buy a seat for these dogs? Where would one put a big dog ???? I'm picturing showing up with my 120 pound rottie. Imagining her sitting quietly for 3.5 hours. Not.
It is almost as bad as the miracle flights from STI to MIA on AA. When you load up in STI there are 20 or more Dominicans needing wheel chair assistance and loading on first along with 5 "family" members. Then when you land in MIA all but two walk off. The flight crew calls it the Miracle flight.
Bob K
Bob K
And would need a nappy lol...... #marks his territory 9 times between STI and MIA#
There's a trade off with JetBlue SDQ-JFK. At SDQ, yes they are the first ones on, but at JFK, they are the last ones off.
That's standard practice, the wheelchairs wait until last to exit but they skip the line at Immigration
I think AA only flies pets into SDQ as well (that was the case when I brought my cat, and I had 24 hours to retrieve him). Ended up using United PetSafe, even though I flew Frontier. United PetSafe had a climate-controlled container for pets, so the temp guideline wasn't an issue.
The other option is the "emotional support animal" scam. Because of the ADA, airlines really can't challenge you too much, since there aren't universal guidelines yet. It's almost as easy as being ordained over the internet.
No I understand that and know from first hand experience as I had to fly back home to the DR in a wheelchair a few years back after a serious accident in the US. I was talking about the ones who wheel chair on in order to board first and a "cured"' on the flight and walk off when the plane lands.
Bob K
Zoom
I'm pretty sure any AA flight will take an accompanied pet....
Have done POP in the past... several years ago.
The poster may be talking a cargo shipment....unaccompanied
I'm pretty sure any AA flight will take an accompanied pet....
Have done POP in the past... several years ago.
The poster may be talking a cargo shipment....unaccompanied
I need to use a wheelchair in airports because of my damaged leg and mobility problems. I encountered the climate of the "miracle cure" on an AA flight.
Typically, because of my usual final destination, I don't fly AA. However, a year ago I had to make a very quick trip to the US to attend my oldest brother's funeral and the best routing was to travel to SD by Metro Bus and fly direct on AA to Philadelphia.
As we were preparing to land, the flight attendant asked me if I would need a wheelchair after arrival. I had never encountered this before (usually fly either Jet Blue or United) and was more than a bit surprised. I was so tempted to ask her if I looked like I had received a miracle cure while in flight, but restrained myself and just said that I would need one.
That's what I was told when I moved here with my cat. Hopefully for you that has changed. And given the flexibility of the emotional support BS, you probably could have an emotional support puppy.
I hear ya. My last flight to New York from SDQ had 43 individual wheelchair entries for roughly 150 seated passengers. I mention individual because it was not as there was a group traveling together. These were all individual travelers. They resembled an old wagon train, spreading out through the gate area for as far as the eye could see. The majority under the age of about 50. A bit much? I understand some people have ailments and/or conditions, for them, I wouldn't mind letting them on and off the plane first. Upon arrival as well, I could wait......BUT, when it comes to the smugglers, oh, I mean scammers. I have zero patience for them, but such is life.
Hope this isn't so far off topic that I get shot for it, but what about cats? We've had several flying dog threads lately, but presently I am flying from ATL to Medellin Colombia. A kitten wandered into my mom's yard a month ago and I brought it into the house. My mother hasn't allowed cats in her house since never. I remember crying for one when I was 5 or 6 years old, but never. So I took in this cat, do cats fly as do dogs in a crate at my feet? Instead of a "personal item" Do I shove her under the seat in front of me? I have called all 45 or more nieces and nephews and nobody wants her. From too much Dominican sun I have developed basal cell carcinoma on my face and back. I tried some to get info on how it is cared for in the DR, but did get a response back from Colombia an ex-employee of mine says his mother had one taken off her face for the equivalent of $19.00 USD. Colombia is where I had triple bypass surgery on my heart, and hemorrhoid surgery as well as lazic eye surgery. So may as well have the skin cancer taken care of there also. $2000 for each of 2, 3 or more treatments here in the USA. But yes I am serious about flying Specs with me if anyone can guide me as to the first step.
Der Fish
Der Fish