Noise cancelling headphones combined with rubber ear plugs never came so handy. During the last flight a baby or small kid was crying during take off and again during landing. Felt sorry for most other people that had the hear those cries.
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jetblue now bans pets flights from ANY DR Airports
I'm sorry to hear you felt sorry. I would not have that much understanding (for the parents) if they had cried the whole flight, but if only during take off and landing, I doubt the fellow passengers have suffered enough to have a serious trauma after the flight. Imagine the baby being frightened of the very strange feeling in their ears or the whole plane moving the way it may move during take off and landing. How many minutes does a take-off procedure and landing take, I'm sure those people were in fact heavily traumatized...
We first traveled trans-Atlantic when our younger was just 6 months old, he hardly cried as he fell asleep before the take-off (overnight flight Condor POP-FRA) but he certainly did not have his mouth shut the entire flight either. It's normal for a baby to cry, it's a different story if that lasts for a long time or even the whole flight, in which case the baby is either in pain or the parents may not know exactly what they are doing. I can say we're extremely luck with my wife, as we've never had any trouble traveling with our kids... Yes, they have cried, but then after having been burped/fed/whatever, they have obviously stopped.
When a baby cries the whole flight it is a torture for the baby and the passengers. I blame those parents for not being able to plan holidays and birth control. Packed with hundred+ adults is already annoying enough.
I had my first flight at 10, it was an adventure and I smiled the whole flight.
I had my first flight at 10, it was an adventure and I smiled the whole flight.
I guess we’re through discussing pets flying to DR?
Yes, I completely agree on this one. I was only referring to short bursts of crying as the other poster mentioned take-offs and landings. As said, in my opinion there is something seriously wrong if a baby cries the whole flight...
Apologies from my part for the baby/parents talk. I just felt the need to address the issue raised by a few other posters, how that was expressed.
We booked our flight on AA from Miami to Santo Domingo for early January. Our request for our service dog was not rejected by American Airlines.
Requirements
To travel with a service dog on American Airlines, you must:
- Submit the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Service Animal Air Transportation Form at least 48 hours before your flight
- Meet CDC vaccination and microchip requirements
- Select the "Add special assistance" option on the "Passenger details" page when booking or managing your trip online on aa.com
If I am not mistaken, traveling with service dogs and traveling with a pet are under two different policies with most airlines.
This is exactly the case with at least Condor. You not only have to have all your documents in order to convince the airline that your dog is a service animal, but it also says on their TOC that if there is any doubt, they have the right to declare an animal to be a pet instead of service animal. Service animals do not pay for ticket, pets do. Obviously, if you have a clear case of having a service animal, traveling is straight forward.
I also find it interesting if airlines have accepted other than dogs as service animals (without them legally being so), as at least with Condor, a service animal is "a dog" by definition. Aside from the correct documentation for the relationship (if you will) between the passenger and the animal (= service animal or pet), the dog itself has to fulfill a set of requirements to even qualify to be a service animal as per the airline. Also the behavior of the animal during the flight is strictly regulated by the airline.
The airlines (some) were somewhat lenient/lax over this, now they are stepping up and enforcing the "rules" as they should have in the past. In all the years I worked for the airlines I saw few if any "pets" in the cabin. Most were placed down in the cargo hold which of course we know is a whole other set of issues/problems.
Delta Boots Elite Passenger From First Class—Dog Takes Their Seat As Airline Cites ‘Policy,’ “Nothing We Can Do
Good news for this dog...........
A Delta Air Lines elite passenger received a rare first class upgrade – but 15 minutes later was sent back to coach in order to give their seat up front to a dog instead. The airline told the customer that the dog was a service animal, and there’s “nothing they can do.”
Delta Boots Elite Passenger From First Class—Dog Takes Their Seat As Airline Cites 'Policy,' "Nothing We Can Do" - View from the Wing
A Delta Air Lines elite passenger received a rare first class upgrade - but 15 minutes later was sent back to coach in order to give their seat up front to a dog instead. The airline told the customer that the dog was a service animal, and there's "nothing they can do."
viewfromthewing.com
It's not occupying a seat, it's in the space in front of the seat.
I'm pretty sure that is the seat the other person had to give up. If the dog is in the seat or in front of it, same thing to me. Either Delta or the dog owner screwed up...maybe both. Bad part is the person who lost the upgrade ended up in a worse seat than they originally had,
I agree with JLSawmam, so who is currently using the seat in front of which the dog is? Unless I'm missing something, now the dog is using one full first class seat + the area in front of it, as the owner of the dog appears to be sitting in the isle seat?
A Seat is defined not only as the part you Sit in, but the Leg room in front of you.. In other words for a HUMAN to fit .
The Animal is occupying part of that Seat Definition, therefore you are both right .. he can not sit in the seat , for Hygiene reasons, he has to be on the Floor, but he is occupying the " seat" by definition .
The Animal is occupying part of that Seat Definition, therefore you are both right .. he can not sit in the seat , for Hygiene reasons, he has to be on the Floor, but he is occupying the " seat" by definition .
Does the dog get premium dog food in first class? And Perrier water? Where does he poop and pee?
So many questions I couldn’t sleep, and I don’t have a dog.
So many questions I couldn’t sleep, and I don’t have a dog.