[nagdu] [Nyagdu] Another issues with Guide Dogs on US Airlines, Just saw this on ABC News this morning

Thu Nov 14 14:11:02 UTC 2013

Sounds like the other passengers backed him up en mass in which case
canceling the flight was a great move. 

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jewel
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 7:29 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] [Nyagdu] Another issues with Guide Dogs on US Airlines,
Just saw this on ABC News this morning

This is horrible news, but who did it doesn't surprise me. They should have
just let you sit somewhere else! To cancel the flight was a very stupid
move, and I am glad you are getting lots of support. 
Jewel and Faye 

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> On Nov 14, 2013, at 6:27 AM, "Albert J Rizzi" <albert at myblindspot.org>
wrote:
> 
> Cheryl,
> 
> this is the second time this year a flight attendant from US Airways 
> disrespected and discriminated against me as a customer.
> 
> the flight was cancelled because everyone of the 345 passengers on the 
> plane argued with security saying that the flight attendant was lying 
> and misrepresenting the truth.
> 
> I was sitting in the back of a small plane without a seat in front of  
> me to actually put my dog under. I had to borrow the space under 
> another seat in front of another passenger. so the flight attendant 
> did not even try to get me a seat to work with that would have allowed 
> me to follow the procedures at all.
> 
> I am just off the phone with NNBC and will be following this matter up 
> with my attorneys.
> 
> I am happy to let you all know that people out there want to support 
> us and our rights to travel, and support the truth, and not the 
> misrepresentations that US Airways is stating about the safety of 
> their crew or the passengers being an issue.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nyagdu [mailto:nyagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of cheryl 
> echevarria
> Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2013 6:21 AM
> To: nyagdu; travelandtourism; Tina Thomas
> Cc: Yingling, Valerie; Mark` Riccobono
> Subject: [Nyagdu] Another issues with Guide Dogs on US Airlines, Just 
> saw this on ABC News this morning
> 
> http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/video?id=9325219#
> 
> Good morning all:
> US Airlines cancelled there flight because guide dog users couldn't 
> get his dog under the seat in time for take off so they cancelled the 
> flight, really wow!!!
> I just saw this story on ABC News just now. I don't know if Albert 
> Rizzi is still on the NAGDU or NYAGDU Lists, but he was involved in the
story.
> Albert if you are there, you know from our postings that both NAGDU 
> and Travel and Tourism Division are heavily working on these issues 
> with the airlines.
> From what I heard on the news  and the link to the video is attached.
> What are they are saying, US Airlines cancelled the flight in 
> Philadelphia and bused all of the passengers back to McArthur Airport 
> here on Long Island, because the flight crew said that Mr. Rizzi, 
> couldn't get his dog to get under the seat of the plane in front of 
> him for take off. FYI, from the passengers that were interviewed at 
> Islip returning home this morning, remember this was a live video, so it
was around 5AM this morning. That Mr.
> Rizzi was in no way out of line, or his dog was not listening to him. 
> But the flight attendants say other wise. So the Captain come on the 
> loud speaker and because of the issues, they are cancelling the flight 
> and everyone was going to be bused back to Long Island.
> NAGDU and Travel and Tourism, we need stuff like this to stop. I know 
> Marion Gwizdala and I have spoken and working on a resolution to 
> educate the airlines, so these issues do not happen again.
> I am hoping that when Albert can will give a full report on the 
> issues, and even though he is not a member of NAGDU and just a member 
> of this list, that we can work together to stop these issues.
> If you did not listen to the Echevarria Travel Show this past month 
> with me and my co-host Margo Downey, we had President Marion Gwizdala 
> on part of the show and we spoke of these issues.
> This is the 3rd Airline to have issues with people with guide dogs and 
> also cane users that do not respect us and understand the FAA and 
> Aircraft Carriers Act.
> Please go to my blog page for the recent show from November 6, 2013 
> where we also had Dwight Sayer, President, National Association of Blind
Veterans.
> http://echevarriatravelblog.com/?page_id=1464
> Thank you.
> Cheryl Echevarria, Board MemberNYAGDU
> and PresidentNFB Travel and Tourism
> www.nfbtravel.orgcherylandmaxx at hotmail.com631-236-5138
> 
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