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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t understand why having the infant meant that she could not check on the dog. Since the dog was making noise, surely she could have asked somebody for help with holding the baby while she checked on the dog.  I also don’t understand how they were allowed to bring the carrier onto the plane, but then it did not fit under the seat. The solution would be to put the other bags in the overhead compartment or check the other bags, not cram the dog up into the overhead compartment, for Pete’s sake. [/quote]

They had the dog in a soft-sided carrier, which United says should be no bigger than 18"x11"x11", but can be slightly bigger if they are collapsible and can be made to fit under the seat without blocking the aisle. It's up to the owner to confirm that they will be able to fit their soft-sided carrier into this space while still allowing their dog to stand up and turn around comfortably. So it may be that they had a carrier that was compliant because it could be collapsed down to size, but the dog might have been too big/active to allow this in practice.[/quote]

Again, these are airline rules.  Maybe the owner had never been on a plane with that carrier and just assumed that it would be o.k. because the airline checked it and approved it.

Regardless, the dog should not have been placed in an airless compartment like that.  I think that there are even warning stickers inside those compartments, but I may be mistaken.  It's been a while since I've flown.[/quote]

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