American Airlines has issued a personal and public apology to a family after an attendant on one of their flights decided that their service dog was too big to have a seat on the plane. This was an issue, even though the family called and cleared the dog for flight with the company well before boarding the plane. According to news reports, the family had boarded a … [Read more...] about Family Gets Personal, Public Apology from American Airlines After Issue With Service Dog
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Canadian Pilot Breaks the Rules to Fly Pets to Safety During Wildfire
As you are probably aware, the Fort McMurray, Canada area has been steadily ravaged by wildfire since the first of this month, and it will be at least another two weeks for it to be extinguished. Thousands of residents have been forced to flee. Though the airline Keith Mann flies for doesn’t allow pets, he didn’t hesitate to let nearly 100 of them on board so they … [Read more...] about Canadian Pilot Breaks the Rules to Fly Pets to Safety During Wildfire
Rescue Dog Becomes the First to Ever Fly a Plane
We all know dogs are capable of doing some pretty amazing things – saving their families from house fires, detecting that a child has stopped breathing. Now one who was just hours from being put to sleep has gone through flight school and become the first dog to fly a plane. Staffy-Collie mix Shadow was chosen out of thousands of abandoned dogs to be part of the … [Read more...] about Rescue Dog Becomes the First to Ever Fly a Plane
Delta Will No Longer Make Pets Fly as Cargo
Following the deaths and disappearances of dozens of pets in the last 10 years, Delta has recently announced that beginning in March of 2016, they will no longer make pets fly in the cargo hold of their passenger planes. “Delta will no longer accept pets as checked baggage, but will continue to transport allowable pets in all cabins of service except Delta One, … [Read more...] about Delta Will No Longer Make Pets Fly as Cargo
Service Dog Treated Like Royalty on First Class Flight
UPDATE - 10/29 - This article has been edited to reflect the additional information that has been ascertained since its publication. Hank was previously described as a support dog rather than a service dog. Initial reports had few details about Hank's or Whitman's conditions, but she has since spoken publicly about both. She is not - as some commenters were quick to … [Read more...] about Service Dog Treated Like Royalty on First Class Flight