Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think she did it to make a point or get a picture.

+1 the airline released a statement that they'd told the passenger three times before she arrived at the airport that the bird wouldn't be allowed.

It’s a good point to make. People are completely abusing the policy. I met someone at a party who said she got aN emotional support letter online because she didn’t want to pay the fees to transport her dog.

I think she wanted to get attention. People are willing to anything to get on the net these days.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Humans with severe allergies should ALWAYS come first.
When a human passenger dies of anaphylactic shock after a dog or cat (most commonly, but perhaps another animal) is allowed to enter the cabin, that's when the airlines will REALLY sit up and notice.

And I have a sweet dog whom I would love to bring with me in the cabin. But I will never do so. Humans come first.

Very few people have reactions that strong to fur/dander. Mostly people just get an itchy nose/eyes. Let's not be absurd, please. The risk of someone dying because he or she is in the same room as an animal is incredibly small.

My sister in law does. She has been hospitalized after coming into close contact with a dog.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Humans with severe allergies should ALWAYS come first.
When a human passenger dies of anaphylactic shock after a dog or cat (most commonly, but perhaps another animal) is allowed to enter the cabin, that's when the airlines will REALLY sit up and notice.

And I have a sweet dog whom I would love to bring with me in the cabin. But I will never do so. Humans come first.

Very few people have reactions that strong to fur/dander. Mostly people just get an itchy nose/eyes. Let's not be absurd, please. The risk of someone dying because he or she is in the same room as an animal is incredibly small.

I won't die (well, I mean I've had to go to the hospital a few times for a nebulizer treatment), but I can't be around cats without having a severe asthma attack. And I have, on two occasions, had to ask to be reseated on a plane because my seat mate had a cat in a carrier under the seat. Which is permitted, though it might have an associated cost whereas claiming you have a support animal carries no additional cost?

I loved this story so much. The photo of the peacock in the luggage carrier killed me.

Anonymous wrote:
Humans with severe allergies should ALWAYS come first.
When a human passenger dies of anaphylactic shock after a dog or cat (most commonly, but perhaps another animal) is allowed to enter the cabin, that's when the airlines will REALLY sit up and notice.

And I have a sweet dog whom I would love to bring with me in the cabin. But I will never do so. Humans come first.

Very few people have reactions that strong to fur/dander. Mostly people just get an itchy nose/eyes. Let's not be absurd, please. The risk of someone dying because he or she is in the same room as an animal is incredibly small.

Thankfully the Air Carrier Access Act gives airlines pretty broad leeway for restricting these fake support animals.

Unfortunately, this is all coming to a boiling point and I think the ADA and FHA are going to need to be updated soon to provide some way for landlords and businesses to boot these jerks with fake support/service animals without harming people with actual service animals.

I'm sorry mummy or daddy took away your security blanket when you were 14, but grow up and deal. Your "emotional support" dog or animal is not a service animal for an explicit medical need.

I'm bringing my Emotional Support Honey Badger. Try to deny him a spot on the flight, and I wouldn't want to be you.

Anonymous wrote:I think she did it to make a point or get a picture.

+1 the airline released a statement that they'd told the passenger three times before she arrived at the airport that the bird wouldn't be allowed.

This trend is total bs. Everyone now feels like they have the right to take their precious fluffy anywhere. True service animals are well trained and are welcome anywhere. Your anxiety rabbit can stay home.

I think she did it to make a point or get a picture.

With roasted potatoes and a nice Bordeaux.

Humans with severe allergies should ALWAYS come first.
When a human passenger dies of anaphylactic shock after a dog or cat (most commonly, but perhaps another animal) is allowed to enter the cabin, that's when the airlines will REALLY sit up and notice.

And I have a sweet dog whom I would love to bring with me in the cabin. But I will never do so. Humans come first.

Hooray for United Airlines for denying boarding to an emotional support peacock.

What a crock!

https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/airplane-mode/emotional-support-peacock-denied-flight-united-airlines-n842971