[nagdu] airline seating

Albert J Rizzi albert at myblindspot.org
Thu Apr 15 12:17:33 UTC 2010


I guess most of my flights have been on larger planes then. I have flown
south west to Maryland and do recall that the bulk head had very little
space, which I did attribute to the size of the plane. I will try sitting
elsewhere on my next flight to see how doxy fairs under a seat. Thanks for
that link.

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-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Jenine Stanley
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 8:03 AM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: Re: [nagdu] airline seating

jAlbert, 

You might be surprised at how your dog, even at a large size, can curl up. 

Howe much space one has in any given bulkhead depends on how the seating is
configured in that particular model of aircraft. Different airlines even
have different seating configurations for the same model of aircraft. Lately
the planes I've been on with Southwest, which I think are usually 747's,
have tons of space in the bulkhead and equipment under the regular seats
that limits the height under there, unfortunately. 

http://www.seatguru.com use to be a good site for finding out exact
measurements for the "seat pitch, space from the center of one seat to the
center of the seat in front of it, in a wide range of aircraft and airline
configurations. I haven't been on that site for a while though. 

Jenine Stanley
jeninems at wowway.com

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Albert J Rizzi
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 10:11 PM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: Re: [nagdu] airline seating

Thanks, Jeanine. I will have to take a look at the bulk heads once again.
not sure why I noticed nothing about there space being considerably smaller.
I like sitting there, and do not think, though I will try the next time I
fly, that doxy at 90 lbs would fit under any seat on a plane.  Thanks.

Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
CEO/Founder
My Blind Spot, Inc.
90 Broad Street - 18th Fl.
New York, New York  10004
www.myblindspot.org
PH: 917-553-0347
Fax: 212-858-5759
"The person who says it cannot be done, shouldn't interrupt the one who is
doing it."


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-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Jenine Stanley
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 10:21 AM
To: 'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
Subject: [nagdu] airline seating

Hi Albert, 

I'm answering this in part as a handler and in part as someone who has
followed the regs and associated discussions for many years now outside of
my job at GDF. 

Where you sit in an airline cabin is a personal choice that, thanks to the
Air carrier Access Act, can be made by you and not mandated by the airline.
It also depends greatly on your dog. I've flown with 6 of my 7 dogs now and
their comfort levels with different seats have varied a good bit. 

One of my dogs loved to go down and under the regular seats. Being a
48-pound Lab, she could curl up and no one knew she was there. Same with my
tiny Golden until he began to have spinal problems and couldn't curl up as
well. 

My big Golden, though he would easily go down and under regular chairs and
such, hated being stuffed under an airline seat and would inevitably get
sick. I chose to sit in bulkhead with him. 

My little Lab girl would spread out like dirty laundry in the bulkhead and
make everyone uncomfortable as well, so we rarely sat there. It was always a
frustration too because though there was no specific federal law saying we
had to sit there, there was also no law saying we didn't, if that makes
sense. 

Though Molly, my Lab/Poodle, could certainly curl under a seat, she was
pretty hyper-aware and would get very upset if she couldn't see what was
going on. As she grew more unstable, she hated any kind of confinement, so
again, bulkhead was the best choice for her. 

My current dog is 26 inches at the shoulder and 72 pounds but he can go
under just about any seat and be comfortable. He's also fine and compact in
bulkhead. I'll take any seat these days but that could change with the next
dog. 

Only you can determine the best place for you and your current dog to sit. 

In many seating configurations there's actually more space under the seats
in front of you than in the bulkhead. The only issue is that some airlines
have things under the seats, like life vests and other equipment, that makes
the space smaller in height and thus, more difficult for some dogs to get
situated in. 

Hope that helps. 

Jenine Stanley
jeninems at wowway.com




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