Dogs on planes (in the cabin)

shaun_from_Africa

owen_money wrote: »

If you've got a Labrador its easy to get around. Put him in a hi-viz vest, fashion a harness from a coat hanger and pop on your sun glasses.

If you put your sunglasses on the Lab, how can he see where he's going?

unforeseen

owen_money wrote: »

If you've got a Labrador its easy to get around. Put him in a hi-viz vest, fashion a harness from a coat hanger and pop on your sun glasses.
Job done and you get free speedy boarding!

Problem is that you also have to forge all the additional documentation that an assistance dog needs.

Potbellypig

It's a dog !!!!!!. Put it in a kennel and pick it up when you're done.

mattyprice4004

Just read all 9 pages, glad I had popcorn!

RuthnJasper

Explain that your dog is your child, afflicted with an unfortunate body-hair problem.

owen_money

unforeseen wrote: »

Problem is that you also have to forge all the additional documentation that an assistance dog needs.

True, although you could probably get something off the 'darknet' in the form of fake dog ID

Umm also if it was my Labrador you'd also have to keep his mouth closed with a bungee cord or similar as he'd try to eat all the sweets/food in duty free and on the hostess trolley etc.

A few teething problems to overcome but I still think its do-able

owen_money

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

If you put your sunglasses on the Lab, how can he see where he's going?

The same as anyone wearing sunglasses.
Can you not see through yours? I told you the 'Ray-bans' you bought in Turkey for £4 were fake

Manxman_in_exile

chucknorris wrote: »

I never did think that it was really feasible, especially for international flights. So there was no 'penny finally dropping' moment, as you put it.

But it can work both operationally and commercially for airlines like Skybus, which do allow any sized dog in the cabin.

https://www.islesofscilly-travel.co.uk/skybus/

EDIT: I think that its a real pity that they don't fly to the Isle of Man, if they did, I would probably go back every year.

(Apols for resurrecting this thread but just noticed it after discharge from hospital)


You would not want to fly to the Isle of Man with a dog if my last flight there was replicated.


We flew from Manchester (normally a 40 minute flight). When we got to the island it was a glorious day in the middle of the Irish sea. Unfortunately, Ronaldsway airport was the only part of the island that was blanketed in fog. (A not uncommon occurrence).Made three attempts at landing - the last accompanied by some screaming as window passengers spotted the ground coming up at an alarming rate!


We then circled the island for a long time before being diverted to Liverpool John Lennon. (The next scheduled flight for our plane was from Liverpool to the Isle of Man). We weren't allowed off the plane and more passengers got on. We eventually got airborne again and returned to the Isle of Man. Repeat as above.


We ended up back at Liverpool six hours after we'd got on the plane in Manchester. We were among the last off the plane and couldn't get seats on another flight until the following evening. Ended up in a nice hotel so that was ok.


To add insult to injury, on our finally successful flight we had to endure a bunch of foul mouthed drunken teenagers whose behaviour was appalling. How they got on the plane I'll never know. The cabin crew were not concerned (in fact I think the cabin crew served them more alcohol). Nobody complained because we all knew that if we did so we'd only be further delayed - no thanks.


I wouldn't want to be on a plane with dogs anyway.